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Where does “przysięgać” come from?

przysięgać (Polish) comes from Polish -ać, from Old Polish -ć, from Old Polish ty, from Proto-Slavic ty, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀ, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

przysięgać (Polish): swear

Definitions

  1. swear

Ancestry of “przysięgać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-ać—
2Old Polish-ć—
3Old Polishty—
4Proto-Slavictyyou
5Proto-Balto-Slavictūˀyou
6Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “przysięgać”

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