Where does “Chorzów” come from?

Chorzów (English) comes from Polish Chorzów, from Polish chory, from Proto-Slavic xvorъ, from Proto-Indo-European swor-o-, from Proto-Indo-European swer- — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.

Chorzów (English): A southern Polish city near Katowice in Silesia on the River Rawa

Definitions

  1. A southern Polish city near Katowice in Silesia on the River Rawa

Ancestry of “Chorzów”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishChorzów—
2Polishchoryill, sick; poisonous, noxious; outlandish, bogus
3Proto-Slavicxvorъill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswor-o-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swor-o- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xvorъ →