Where does “wyostrzać” come from?

wyostrzać (Polish) comes from Polish wyostrzyć, from Polish ostrzyć, from Polish Ostry, from Proto-Slavic ostrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśras, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

wyostrzać (Polish): to sharpen, to whet

Definitions

  1. to sharpen, to whet

Ancestry of “wyostrzać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwyostrzyćto sharpen, to whet
2Polishostrzyćto sharpen, to make sharp
3PolishOstrysharp
4Proto-Slavicostrъsharp
5Proto-Balto-Slavicaśrassharp
6Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱróssharp
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśras →
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