Where does “spodik” come from?
spodik (English) comes from Yiddish ספּאָדיק, from Polish spodek, from Polish spód, from Polish pod, from Old Polish pod, from Proto-Slavic pǫdъ, from Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą — to stretch.
spodik (English): A tall hat made of black fur, traditionally worn...
Definitions
- A tall hat made of black fur, traditionally worn...
Ancestry of “spodik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ספּאָדיק | spodik |
| 2 | Polish | spodek | saucer |
| 3 | Polish | spód | bottom; underside; underneath |
| 4 | Polish | pod | below, beneath, under, underneath; against; near |
| 5 | Old Polish | pod | denotes location; under, underneath |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | pǫdъ | under, below, beneath (stationary) |
| 7 | Old Norse | pund | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | pundą | pound |
| 9 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |