Where does “Wyrwich” come from?
Wyrwich (Polish) comes from Polish wyrwać, from Polish wy-, from Proto-Slavic vy-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
Ancestry of “Wyrwich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | wyrwać | to pull out, to extract; to pull from, to wrest,... |
| 2 | Polish | wy- | Indicates movement outwards or away |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vy- | out |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ū́ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |