Where does “żeglarstwo” come from?
żeglarstwo (Polish) comes from Polish żeglarz, from Polish żeglować, from Middle High German sigelen, from Old High German sigilen, from Proto-West Germanic siglijan, from Proto-Germanic siglijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
żeglarstwo (Polish): sailing; yachting
Ancestry of “żeglarstwo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | żeglarz | sailor; seafarer; yachtsman |
| 2 | Polish | żeglować | to sail, to navigate |
| 3 | Middle High German | sigelen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | sigilen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | siglijan | to sail |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | siglijaną | to sail |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |