Where does “wyczekiwać” come from?

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

wyczekiwać (Polish): to look forward to, to wait with anticipation

Definitions

  1. to look forward to, to wait with anticipation

Ancestry of “wyczekiwać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwyczekaćto look forward to, to wait with anticipation
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 →