Where does “wytchnąć” come from?

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

wytchnąć (Polish): to catch one's breath

Definitions

  1. to catch one's breath

Ancestry of “wytchnąć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwy-Indicates movement outwards or away
2Proto-Slavicvy-out
3Proto-Balto-Slavicū́
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “wytchnąć

Every word from Proto-Indo-European údEvery word from Polish wy-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́