Where does “rozpowiedzieć” come from?

rozpowiedzieć (Polish) comes from Old Polish rozpowiedzieć, from Old Polish roz-, from Proto-Slavic orz- — dis-.

rozpowiedzieć (Polish): to spread verbally, to disseminate, to propagate

Definitions

  1. to spread verbally, to disseminate, to propagate

Ancestry of “rozpowiedzieć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishrozpowiedziećto tell about, to narrate; to explain
2Old Polishroz-indicates dissolution or undoing a process, dis
3Proto-Slavicorz-dis-
Every word from Proto-Slavic orz- →Every word from Old Polish roz- →Every word from Old Polish rozpowiedzieć →