Where does “wkręcić” come from?

wkręcić (Polish) comes from Polish kręcić, from Proto-Slavic krǫtiti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrot(H)-.

wkręcić (Polish): to screw in, such as a lightbult into a socket

Definitions

  1. to screw in, such as a lightbult into a socket

Ancestry of “wkręcić”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkręcićto twist; to twirl, spin, turn; to prevaricate
2Proto-Slavickrǫtitito turn, to twist, to twirl
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱrot(H)-—

Words derived from “wkręcić”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱrot(H)- →Every word from Proto-Slavic krǫtiti →Every word from Polish kręcić →