Where does “roztrzepanie” come from?

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

roztrzepanie (Polish): absent-mindedness, inattention

Definitions

  1. absent-mindedness, inattention

Ancestry of “roztrzepanie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishroztrzepaćto whip, to whisk
2Polishroz-Indicates movement apart, dissolution or undoing...
3Old Polishroz-indicates dissolution or undoing a process, dis
4Proto-Slavicorz-dis-
Every word from Proto-Slavic orz- →Every word from Polish roz- →Every word from Old Polish roz- →