Where does “śrubokręt” come from?

śrubokręt (Polish) comes from Polish kręcić, from Proto-Slavic krǫtiti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrot(H)-.

śrubokręt (Polish): screwdriver

Definitions

  1. screwdriver

Ancestry of “śrubokręt”, step by step

śrubokręt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish kręcić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkręcićto twist; to twirl, spin, turn; to prevaricate
2Proto-Slavickrǫtitito turn, to twist, to twirl
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱrot(H)-—

via Polish śruba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishśrubabolt; screw; boat propeller
2Middle High Germanschrūbescrew machine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱrot(H)- →Every word from Proto-Slavic krǫtiti →Every word from Polish kręcić →