Where does “przeglądać” come from?

przeglądać (Polish) comes from Polish ględać, from Old Polish ględać, from Proto-Slavic glę̀dati — to look at, to watch.

przeglądać (Polish): to look through, to browse, to peruse

Definitions

  1. to look through, to browse, to peruse

Ancestry of “przeglądać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishględaćto look at; to spot; to look for
2Old Polishględaćto look, to look at
3Proto-Slavicglę̀datito look at, to watch

Words derived from “przeglądać

Every word from Proto-Slavic glę̀datiEvery word from Old Polish ględaćEvery word from Polish ględać