Where does “przeciwko” come from?
przeciwko (Polish) comes from Old Polish przeciwko, from Old Polish ku, from Proto-Slavic kъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
przeciwko (Polish): against
Definitions
- against
Ancestry of “przeciwko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | przeciwko | against |
| 2 | Old Polish | ku | denotes allative movement; to, toward |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kъ(n) | to, towards |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 6 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 7 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 8 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |