Where does “Bielawski” come from?

Bielawski (English) comes from Polish Bielawski, from Polish Bielawy, from Polish -awy, from Polish szpat, from German spät, from Middle High German spǣte, from Old High German spāti, from Proto-West Germanic *spādī — to succeed, to prosper.

Ancestry of “Bielawski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishBielawski—
2PolishBielawy—
3Polish-awy-ish; -ous
4Polishszpatspar
5Germanspätlate
6Middle High Germanspǣte—
7Old High Germanspāti—
8Proto-West Germanic*spādīlate
9Proto-Germanicspēdizlate
10Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-tí-s—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Polish -awy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁-tí-s →
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