Where does “zakładniczka” come from?

zakładniczka (Polish) comes from Polish zakładnik, from Polish zakład, from Old Polish zakład, from Old Polish zakładać, from Old Polish za-, from Proto-Slavic za- — for.

Ancestry of “zakładniczka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzakładnikhostage
2Polishzakładfacility; institution, establishment, undertaking; factory, plant
3Old Polishzakładfoundation
4Old Polishzakładaćto provide with strong foundations, to embed firmly, to build
5Old Polishza-derives verbs of various meanings
6Proto-Slavicza-for
Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →Every word from Old Polish za- →Every word from Old Polish zakładać →