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Where does “-dło” come from?

-dło (Polish) comes from Old Polish -dło, from Proto-Slavic -dlo, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

-dło (Polish): Appended to verbs to form nouns meaning: an...

Definitions

  1. Appended to verbs to form nouns meaning: an...

Ancestry of “-dło”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polish-dło—
2Proto-Slavic-dloForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
3Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

Words derived from “-dło”

  • wahadłowiec
  • pachnidło
  • więzadło
  • wahadło
  • popychadło
  • kropidło
  • malowidło
  • wiejadło
  • jadło
  • wodzidło
  • kowadło
  • sznurowadło
  • straszydło
  • imadło
  • jebadło
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom →