Where does “Świnoujście” come from?
Świnoujście (Polish) comes from German Swinemünde, from German -e, from German Du, from Middle High German dū, from Old High German dū, from Proto-West Germanic þū, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
Ancestry of “Świnoujście”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Swinemünde | formerly part of Germany. Polish name: Świnoujście |
| 2 | German | -e | stark + API → Stärke; used to form the plural of... |
| 3 | German | Du | Alternative letter-case form of du; literally:... |
| 4 | Middle High German | dū | you thou, singular familiar |
| 5 | Old High German | dū | thou, you second-person singular pronoun |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | þū | you |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *þū | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |