Where does “strzec” come from?

strzec (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic sterťi, from Proto-Slavic stergti, from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.

strzec (Polish): to guard, to protect

Definitions

  1. to guard, to protect

Ancestry of “strzec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsterťito guard
2Proto-Slavicstergtito protect, to watch over
3Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love

Words derived from “strzec”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterg- →Every word from Proto-Slavic stergti →Every word from Proto-Slavic sterťi →