Where does “błędnica” come from?

błędnica (Polish) comes from Polish Blady, from Old Polish blady, from Proto-Slavic blědъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic blaidas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyd-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyd-, from Old English blēaþ, from Proto-Germanic blauþuz.

błędnica (Polish): spirit that leads people off a trail or road

Definitions

  1. spirit that leads people off a trail or road

Ancestry of “błędnica”, step by step

błędnica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Blady

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishBladypale, pallid
2Old Polishbladypale
3Proto-Slavicblědъpale
4Proto-Balto-Slavicblaidas
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyd-o-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyd-pale, pallid
7Old Englishblēaþgentle, timid, peaceful, inactive; gentle, shy,...
8Proto-Germanicblauþuzweak, feeble, emaciated; lacking, void, naked;...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmlew-

via Polish błędny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbłędnywrong, erroneous, incorrect, mistaken, false
2Old Polishbłędnyvagrant, wandering, errant
3Proto-Slavic*blǫdьnъerrant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mlew-