Etymology Explorer › Old Polish

Where does “niedźwiedź” come from?

niedźwiedź (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic medvědь, from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis.

Ancestry of “niedźwiedź”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmedvědьbear
2Proto-Slavicmedu-ēdis—
Every word from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis →