Where does “przedsięwziąć” come from?

przedsięwziąć (Polish) comes from French entreprendre, from Old French entreprendre, from Old French prendre, from Latin prendere, from Latin prehendere, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.

przedsięwziąć (Polish): to undertake, to embark upon

Definitions

  1. to undertake, to embark upon

Ancestry of “przedsięwziąć”, step by step

przedsięwziąć traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French entreprendre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchentreprendreto undertake
2Old Frenchentreprendreto capture; to take; to abduct; to undertake; to...
3Old Frenchprendreto take
4Latinprenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5Latinprehenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
6Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
7Proto-Italicprai-pre-, before
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Polish wziąć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwziąćto take; to start an activity
2Proto-Slavicvъzętito take
3Proto-Slavicętito take
4Proto-Balto-Slavicímteito take
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute

Words derived from “przedsięwziąć

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-