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Where does “wieść” come from?

wieść (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic vestì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic westéi, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

wieść (Polish): to lead, conduct; to work out, to do well; to pan...

Definitions

  1. to lead, conduct; to work out, to do well; to pan...

Ancestry of “wieść”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvestì—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwestéito lead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
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