Where does “miecz” come from?

miecz (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic mečь, from Proto-Germanic mēkijaz — sword.

miecz (Old Polish): sword

Definitions

  1. sword

Ancestry of “miecz”, step by step

miecz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic mečь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-SlavicmečьAlternative form of *mь̀čь
2Proto-Germanicmēkijazsword

via Old Czech mieč

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechmiečball
2Proto-Slavicmęčьball

Words derived from “miecz”

Every word from Proto-Germanic mēkijaz →Every word from Proto-Slavic mečь →