Where does “Niedźwiedź” come from?

Niedźwiedź (Polish) comes from Old Polish niedźwiedź, from Proto-Slavic medvědь, from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis.

Niedźwiedź (Polish): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “Niedźwiedź”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishniedźwiedźbear
2Proto-Slavicmedvědьbear
3Proto-Slavicmedu-ēdis—

Words derived from “Niedźwiedź”

Every word from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis →Every word from Proto-Slavic medvědь →Every word from Old Polish niedźwiedź →