Where does “wužeńc” come from?

wužeńc (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian wuž, from Proto-Slavic ǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ángis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis — snake.

wužeńc (Lower Sorbian): worm; maggot; earthworm

Definitions

  1. worm; maggot; earthworm

Ancestry of “wužeńc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianwužsnake, serpent
2Proto-Slavicǫžьsnake
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*ángissnake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éngʷʰissnake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ángis →Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫžь →