Where does “ustrzec” come from?

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

ustrzec (Polish): to guard, to protect

Definitions

  1. to guard, to protect

Ancestry of “ustrzec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishstrzecto guard, to protect
2Proto-Slavicsterťito guard
3Proto-Slavicstergtito protect, to watch over
4Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterg- →Every word from Proto-Slavic stergti →Every word from Proto-Slavic sterťi →