Where does “wychwytywać” come from?

wychwytywać (Polish) comes from Polish wychwycić, from Polish wy-, from Proto-Slavic vy-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

wychwytywać (Polish): to round up, to catch all of

Definitions

  1. to round up, to catch all of

Ancestry of “wychwytywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwychwycićto round up, to catch all of
2Polishwy-Indicates movement outwards or away
3Proto-Slavicvy-out
4Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Polish wy- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́ →