Where does “-awy” come from?

-awy (Polish) comes from Polish szpat, from German spät, from Middle High German spǣte, from Old High German spāti, from Proto-West Germanic *spādī, from Proto-Germanic spēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁-tí-s, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

-awy (Polish): -ish; -ous

Definitions

  1. -ish; -ous

Ancestry of “-awy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszpatspar
2Germanspätlate
3Middle High Germanspǣte—
4Old High Germanspāti—
5Proto-West Germanic*spādīlate
6Proto-Germanicspēdizlate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-tí-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

Words derived from “-awy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁-tí-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic spēdiz →