Where does “wyglądać” come from?

wyglądać (Polish) comes from Old Polish wyględać, from Old Polish ględać, from Proto-Slavic glę̀dati — to look at, to watch.

wyglądać (Polish): to look, to look like, to appear

Definitions

  1. to look, to look like, to appear

Ancestry of “wyglądać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishwyględaćto look out for; to await
2Old Polishględaćto look, to look at
3Proto-Slavicglę̀datito look at, to watch

Words derived from “wyglądać”

Every word from Proto-Slavic glę̀dati →Every word from Old Polish ględać →Every word from Old Polish wyględać →
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