Where does “Dąbrowski” come from?

Dąbrowski (Polish) comes from Polish Dąb, from Old Polish dąb, from Proto-Slavic dǫbъ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰanw-.

Dąbrowski (Polish): Jan Henryk Dąbrowski

Definitions

  1. Jan Henryk Dąbrowski

Ancestry of “Dąbrowski”, step by step

Dąbrowski traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Dąb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishDąboak, oak tree
2Old Polishdąb
3Proto-Slavicdǫbъoak tree; oak
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰanw-

via Polish dąbrowa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdąbrowaoakwood
2Proto-Slavicdǫbrova

Words derived from “Dąbrowski

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰanw-Every word from Proto-Slavic dǫbъEvery word from Old Polish dąb