Where does “skręt” come from?
skręt (Polish) comes from Polish skręcić, from Polish kręcić, from Proto-Slavic krǫtiti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrot(H)-.
Ancestry of “skręt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | skręcić | — |
| 2 | Polish | kręcić | to twist; to twirl, spin, turn; to prevaricate |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | krǫtiti | to turn, to twist, to twirl |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱrot(H)- | — |