Where does “uratować” come from?

uratować (Polish) comes from Polish ratować, from Old Polish retować, from Middle High German retten, from Old High German retten, from Proto-West Germanic hraddjan, from Proto-Germanic hradjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- — to be strong.

uratować (Polish): to rescue, to save

Definitions

  1. to rescue, to save

Ancestry of “uratować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishratowaćto rescue, to save
2Old Polishretowaćto rescue, to save
3Middle High Germanretten—
4Old High Germanretten—
5Proto-West Germanichraddjanto save, to rescue
6Proto-Germanichradjanąto loosen; set free; deliver; rescue; save
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hradjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hraddjan →