Where does “przedobrzyć” come from?

przedobrzyć (Polish) comes from Polish Dobry, from Old Polish dobry, from Proto-Slavic dòbrъ — good, right.

przedobrzyć (Polish): to gild the lily, to overdo it trying to improve something

Definitions

  1. to gild the lily, to overdo it trying to improve something

Ancestry of “przedobrzyć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishDobrygood
2Old Polishdobrygood
3Proto-Slavicdòbrъgood, right

Words derived from “przedobrzyć”

Every word from Proto-Slavic dòbrъ →Every word from Old Polish dobry →Every word from Polish Dobry →