Where does “grodowy” come from?
grodowy (Lower Sorbian) comes from Polish gród, from Proto-Slavic gȏrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gardas, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.
grodowy (Lower Sorbian): pertaining to castles
Ancestry of “grodowy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | gród | stronghold, walled place; city, town |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | gȏrdъ | fortified settlement |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gardas | enclosure |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |