Where does “bidło” come from?

bidło (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic bidlo, from Proto-Slavic bìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

bidło (Old Polish): batten of the loom

Definitions

  1. batten of the loom

Ancestry of “bidło”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbidlo
2Proto-Slavicbìtito beat
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbī́ˀteito beat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bìti →