Etymology Explorer › Old Polish

Where does “bez” come from?

bez (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic bъzъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

Ancestry of “bez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbъzъelderberry
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →