Where does “zajrzeć” come from?

zajrzeć (Polish) comes from Old Polish zajrzeć, from Old Polish źrzeć, from Proto-Slavic zьrěti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

zajrzeć (Polish): to peek

Definitions

  1. to peek

Ancestry of “zajrzeć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishzajrzećto see
2Old Polishźrzećto look; to ripen
3Proto-Slaviczьrětito observe, to look at; to ripen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zьrěti →Every word from Old Polish źrzeć →
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