Where does “żywopłot” come from?

żywopłot (Polish) comes from Polish żywy, from Old Polish żywy, from Proto-Slavic *žȋvъ — alive, live, living.

żywopłot (Polish): hedge

Definitions

  1. hedge

Ancestry of “żywopłot”, step by step

żywopłot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish żywy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishżywylive, alive, living; lively, vivacious; vivid,...
2Old Polishżywyliving, alive
3Proto-Slavic*žȋvъalive, live, living

via Polish płot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpłotfence
2Proto-Slavicplotъfence
Every word from Proto-Slavic *žȋvъ →Every word from Old Polish żywy →Every word from Polish żywy →