Where does “przebiegłość” come from?
przebiegłość (Polish) comes from Polish przebiegły, from Polish przebiec, from Polish biec, from Proto-Slavic běťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bḗˀgtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰégʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.
przebiegłość (Polish): craftiness, artfulness, slyness
Definitions
- craftiness, artfulness, slyness
Ancestry of “przebiegłość”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | przebiegły | crafty, artful, cunning, wily |
| 2 | Polish | przebiec | to run, to cross by running, to traverse by running |
| 3 | Polish | biec | to run |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | běťi | Alternative form of *běgati; to run, flee; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bḗˀgtei | to flee, run |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰégʷeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰegʷ- | to flee; to run |