Where does “przestać” come from?

przestać (Silesian) comes from Old Polish przestać, from Proto-Slavic *perstati — to cease, to stop.

przestać (Silesian): to stop doing something, to desist, to leave off

Definitions

  1. to stop doing something, to desist, to leave off

Ancestry of “przestać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishprzestaćto stop, to cease; to pass
2Proto-Slavic*perstatito cease, to stop
Every word from Proto-Slavic *perstatiEvery word from Old Polish przestać
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