Where does “strzyc” come from?

strzyc (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic striťi, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

strzyc (Polish): to shear, to cut, to clip, to trim; to fleece

Definitions

  1. to shear, to cut, to clip, to trim; to fleece

Ancestry of “strzyc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicstriťito cut (hair, fleece, grass), to shear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “strzyc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg- →Every word from Proto-Slavic striťi →