Where does “przedstawić” come from?

przedstawić (Polish) comes from German vorstellen, from German vor-, from Middle High German vor-, from Old High German fora-, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

przedstawić (Polish): to introduce

Definitions

  1. to introduce

Ancestry of “przedstawić”, step by step

przedstawić traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German vorstellen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvorstellento move forward; to put forward; to represent;...
2Germanvor-pre-
3Middle High Germanvor-
4Old High Germanfora-
5Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Polish stawić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishstawićto show up, to turn up
2Proto-Slavicstàvitito place, put

Words derived from “przedstawić

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós