Where does “niekrótki” come from?

niekrótki (Old Polish) comes from Lower Sorbian krotki, from Proto-Slavic kortъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

niekrótki (Old Polish): untamed

Definitions

  1. untamed

Ancestry of “niekrótki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbiankrotkishort
2Proto-Slavickortъkъshort
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kerd-to move, sway, swing; to dance, jump; to move,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “niekrótki”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerd- →