Where does “przetrzebić” come from?

przetrzebić (Polish) comes from Polish trzebić, from Proto-Slavic terbiti, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

przetrzebić (Polish): to destroy, to eliminate, to exterminate

Definitions

  1. to destroy, to eliminate, to exterminate

Ancestry of “przetrzebić”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtrzebićto exterminate; to cut down; to geld
2Proto-Slavicterbitito tear through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “przetrzebić”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic terbiti →Every word from Polish trzebić →
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