Where does “wyźgać” come from?

wyźgać (Polish) comes from Polish żgać, from Proto-Slavic žeťi, from Proto-Slavic gegti, from Proto-Slavic degti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic degtéi, from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti — to burn, to be burning.

wyźgać (Polish): to force off

Definitions

  1. to force off

Ancestry of “wyźgać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishżgaćto stab, to prod
2Proto-Slavicžeťito burn; to heat up
3Proto-Slavicgegti—
4Proto-Slavicdegti—
5Proto-Balto-Slavicdegtéito burn
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰégʷʰetito burn, to be burning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic degtéi →Every word from Proto-Slavic degti →
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