Where does “Nieroda” come from?
Nieroda (Polish) comes from Polish nie, from Old Polish nie, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.
Ancestry of “Nieroda”, step by step
Nieroda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish nie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | nie | no; not; don't, didn't "etc."; accusative... |
| 2 | Old Polish | nie | negation particle; no, not |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ne | not |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nē | not |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | né | not; no |
via Polish rodzić
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | rodzić | to give birth; to yield, to give a crop; to be... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | rodìti | to give birth, to bear |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | rǫdъ | thorny, prickly; curly, locky |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | radás | birth, genus |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |