Where does “rozetrzeć” come from?

rozetrzeć (Polish) comes from Old Polish rozetrzeć, from Czech roze-, from Polish roz-, from Old Polish roz-, from Proto-Slavic orz- — dis-.

rozetrzeć (Polish): to grate apart

Definitions

  1. to grate apart

Ancestry of “rozetrzeć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishrozetrzećto crush
2Czechroze-A prefix, sometimes used instead of roz- in front...
3Polishroz-Indicates movement apart, dissolution or undoing...
4Old Polishroz-indicates dissolution or undoing a process, dis
5Proto-Slavicorz-dis-
Every word from Proto-Slavic orz- →Every word from Polish roz- →Every word from Old Polish roz- →