Where does “uniżać” come from?

uniżać (Old Polish) comes from Old Polish uniżyć, from Old Polish *niżyć, from Old Polish niski, from Proto-Slavic nizъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European ni- — down, below.

uniżać (Old Polish): to lower oneself, to show humility

Definitions

  1. to lower oneself, to show humility

Ancestry of “uniżać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishuniżyćto make smaller; to lower
2Old Polish*niżyć—
3Old Polishniskilow, short
4Proto-Slavicnizъkъlow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanni-down, below

Words derived from “uniżać”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nizъkъ →Every word from Old Polish niski →