Where does “bŏć” come from?

bŏć (Silesian) comes from Polish bać, from Proto-Slavic bojàti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

bŏć (Silesian): to fear, to be afraid

Definitions

  1. to fear, to be afraid

Ancestry of “bŏć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbaćto fear, to be afraid of
2Proto-Slavicbojàtito fear, to be afraid
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bojàti →Every word from Polish bać →