Where does “rozcierać” come from?
rozcierać (Polish) comes from Old Polish rozcierać, from Old Polish rozetrzeć, from Czech roze-, from Polish roz-, from Old Polish roz-, from Proto-Slavic orz- — dis-.
rozcierać (Polish): to grate apart
Definitions
- to grate apart
Ancestry of “rozcierać”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | rozcierać | to crush, to crumble; to cause diarrhea |
| 2 | Old Polish | rozetrzeć | to crush |
| 3 | Czech | roze- | A prefix, sometimes used instead of roz- in front... |
| 4 | Polish | roz- | Indicates movement apart, dissolution or undoing... |
| 5 | Old Polish | roz- | indicates dissolution or undoing a process, dis |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | orz- | dis- |