Where does “Zbigniew” come from?

Zbigniew (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic Jьzbygněvъ, from Proto-Slavic gněvъ, from Proto-Slavic -vъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-was, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

Zbigniew (Polish): of Slavic origin

Definitions

  1. of Slavic origin

Ancestry of “Zbigniew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-SlavicJьzbygněvъ
2Proto-Slavicgněvъanger, wrath
3Proto-Slavic-vъFrom thematic declension of u-stem...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*-was
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Proto-Slavic -vъEvery word from Proto-Slavic gněvъ