Where does “Dzierżak” come from?
Dzierżak (Polish) comes from Polish dzierżyć, from Old Polish [[dzierżeć]], [[dzirżeć]], from Proto-Slavic dьržati, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
Ancestry of “Dzierżak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | dzierżyć | to hold, wield |
| 2 | Old Polish | [[dzierżeć]], [[dzirżeć]] | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | dьržati | to hold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |