Where does “utknąć” come from?

utknąć (Polish) comes from Polish u-, from Old Polish u-, from Proto-Slavic u- — away.

utknąć (Polish): to get stuck, to be unable to move

Definitions

  1. to get stuck, to be unable to move

Ancestry of “utknąć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishu-Appears in front of some verbs meaning: to make...
2Old Polishu-perfective prefix
3Proto-Slavicu-away
Every word from Proto-Slavic u- →Every word from Polish u- →Every word from Old Polish u- →
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