Where does “żerdź” come from?

żerdź (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic žьrdь, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

żerdź (Polish): perch; pole

Definitions

  1. perch; pole

Ancestry of “żerdź”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžьrdьperch, pole, ricker
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “żerdź”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьrdь →