Where does “śmieć” come from?

śmieć (Polish) comes from Czech smět, from Old Czech smieti, from Proto-Slavic sъměti, from Proto-Slavic sъ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

śmieć (Polish): A piece of garbage or trash; Something worthless...

Definitions

  1. A piece of garbage or trash; Something worthless...

Ancestry of “śmieć”, step by step

śmieć traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech smět

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsmětto be allowed; may
2Old Czechsmietito dare
3Proto-Slavicsъmětito dare
4Proto-Slavicsъ-good
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

via Proto-Slavic sъmě̀ti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsъmě̀tito dare

Words derived from “śmieć”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъ- →