Where does “przewyższyć” come from?

przewyższyć (Polish) comes from Polish wyższy, from Old Polish wyszy, from Proto-Slavic vyšьjь — higher, taller; comparative degree of *vysokъ.

przewyższyć (Polish): to exceed, to outdo, to outstrip, to outrun, to surpass, to excel, to overtake, to top

Definitions

  1. to exceed, to outdo, to outstrip, to outrun, to surpass, to excel, to overtake, to top

Ancestry of “przewyższyć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwyższycomparative degree of wysoki: higher, taller
2Old Polishwyszy—
3Proto-Slavicvyšьjьhigher, taller; comparative degree of *vysokъ

Words derived from “przewyższyć”

Every word from Proto-Slavic vyšьjь →Every word from Old Polish wyszy →Every word from Polish wyższy →