Where does “zaparzać” come from?
zaparzać (Polish) comes from Polish zaparzyć, from Polish parzyć, from Polish para, from Old Polish para, from Middle High German pâr, from Old High German par, from Latin pār, from Proto-Indo-European perH- — passed , crossed.
zaparzać (Polish): to infuse, to brew, to steep
Definitions
- to infuse, to brew, to steep
Ancestry of “zaparzać”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | zaparzyć | to infuse, to brew, to steep |
| 2 | Polish | parzyć | to burn, to sear; to brew, to infuse; to sting |
| 3 | Polish | para | steam, water in gaseous phase; breath; couple |
| 4 | Old Polish | para | steam |
| 5 | Middle High German | pâr | — |
| 6 | Old High German | par | — |
| 7 | Latin | pār | even (of a number) |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | perH- | to fly; fore, first; exchange |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |