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