Where does “wykroczenie” come from?

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

wykroczenie (Polish): contravention, misdemeanor

Definitions

  1. contravention, misdemeanor

Ancestry of “wykroczenie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwykroczyćto cross, to overstep
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 →