Where does “zastały” come from?

zastały (Polish) comes from Polish zastać, from Polish stać, from Polish stojać, from Proto-Slavic stojati, from Proto-Slavic stojěti, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

zastały (Polish): unmoving, stiff

Definitions

  1. unmoving, stiff

Ancestry of “zastały”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzastaćto find, to come across, to happen upon
2Polishstaćto stand; to stagnate; to happen, to bechance
3Polishstojać
4Proto-Slavicstojatito stand
5Proto-Slavicstojěti
6Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
7Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁tiEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ětiEvery word from Proto-Slavic stojěti
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