Where does “Bielawski” come from?

Bielawski (Polish) comes from Polish Bielawy, from Polish -awy, 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 — to succeed, to prosper.

Ancestry of “Bielawski”, step by step

Bielawski traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Bielawy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishBielawy—
2Polish-awy-ish; -ous
3Polishszpatspar
4Germanspätlate
5Middle High Germanspǣte—
6Old High Germanspāti—
7Proto-West Germanic*spādīlate
8Proto-Germanicspēdizlate
9Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-tí-s—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

via Polish Biel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishBielwhite
2Old Polishbielmud, swamp
3Proto-Slavicbělъwhite
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰēlHswhite surface or stain

via Polish bielawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbielawa—

Words derived from “Bielawski”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Polish -awy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁-tí-s →