Where does “zakładnik” come from?

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

zakładnik (Polish): hostage

Definitions

  1. hostage

Ancestry of “zakładnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzakładfacility; institution, establishment, undertaking; factory, plant
2Old Polishzakładfoundation
3Old Polishzakładaćto provide with strong foundations, to embed firmly, to build
4Old Polishza-derives verbs of various meanings
5Proto-Slavicza-for

Words derived from “zakładnik”

Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →Every word from Old Polish za- →Every word from Old Polish zakładać →