Where does “zaciekawiać” come from?
zaciekawiać (Polish) comes from Polish zaciekawić, from Polish ciekawić, from Polish ciekawy, from Polish -awy, from Polish szpat, from German spät, from Middle High German spǣte, from Old High German spāti — to succeed, to prosper.
zaciekawiać (Polish): to interest
Definitions
- to interest
Ancestry of “zaciekawiać”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | zaciekawić | to interest |
| 2 | Polish | ciekawić | to interest, make one curious |
| 3 | Polish | ciekawy | interesting; curious |
| 4 | Polish | -awy | -ish; -ous |
| 5 | Polish | szpat | spar |
| 6 | German | spät | late |
| 7 | Middle High German | spǣte | — |
| 8 | Old High German | spāti | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | *spādī | late |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | spēdiz | late |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁-tí-s | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |