Where does “strasznie” come from?

strasznie (Polish) comes from Polish straszny, from Proto-Slavic strašьnъ, from Proto-Slavic straxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic strākš-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- — rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong.

strasznie (Polish): extremely, really

Definitions

  1. extremely, really

Ancestry of “strasznie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishstrasznyscary, frightening; horrid, horrible, terrible,...
2Proto-Slavicstrašьnъterrible
3Proto-Slavicstraxъfear, terror
4Proto-Balto-Slavicstrākš-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)treg-rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong

Words derived from “strasznie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic strākš- →Every word from Proto-Slavic straxъ →