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Where does “spośród” come from?

spośród (Polish) comes from Polish z, from Polish poza, from Polish za, from Polish w, from Polish reszta, from German Rest, from Italian resto, from Italian restare — to pull, to draw; to lead.

spośród (Polish): from among

Definitions

  1. from among

Ancestry of “spośród”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzfrom; out of; made of
2Polishpozabeyond, out of; except; pose, posture
3Polishzabehind; for, after; in, for
4Polishwin, at, on; into, in; on
5Polishresztarest; change; remainder
6GermanRestrest, remainder, remnant; radical
7Italianrestorest, remainder, balance; change, rest; remains ,...
8Italianrestareto stay; to remain
9Latinrestō—
10Latinrĕ-—
11Latinprōdūcō—
12Latindūcō—
13Proto-Italicdoukōlead
14Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
15Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →