Where does “wieścić” come from?
wieścić (Polish) comes from Polish wieść, from Proto-Slavic vestì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic westéi, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
wieścić (Polish): to prophesize, to forebear
Definitions
- to prophesize, to forebear
Ancestry of “wieścić”, step by step
wieścić traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish wieść
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | wieść | to lead, conduct; to work out, to do well; to pan... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vestì | to lead, conduct |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | westéi | to lead |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |
via Proto-Slavic *věstiti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *věstiti | — |