Where does “przejrzeć” come from?
przejrzeć (Polish) comes from Old Polish źrzeć, from Proto-Slavic zьrěti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
przejrzeć (Polish): to look through, to browse, to peruse
Definitions
- to look through, to browse, to peruse
Ancestry of “przejrzeć”, step by step
przejrzeć traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Polish źrzeć
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | źrzeć | to look; to ripen |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | zьrěti | to observe, to look at; to ripen |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via Old Polish przejrzeć
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | przejrzeć | — |