Where does “skurcz” come from?

skurcz (Polish) comes from Polish skurczyć, from Polish kurczyć, from Proto-Slavic kъrčiti — to contort, to twist, to writhe.

skurcz (Polish): spasm; cramp; second-person singular imperative...

Definitions

  1. spasm; cramp; second-person singular imperative...

Ancestry of “skurcz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishskurczyćto shrink
2Polishkurczyćto shrink, to contract
3Proto-Slavickъrčitito contort, to twist, to writhe

Words derived from “skurcz

Every word from Proto-Slavic kъrčitiEvery word from Polish kurczyćEvery word from Polish skurczyć
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