Where does “błaznować” come from?

błaznować (Polish) comes from Polish błazen, from Old Polish błazno, from Proto-Slavic blaznъ, from Proto-Slavic blaznь, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

błaznować (Polish): to act the goat, to fool around

Definitions

  1. to act the goat, to fool around

Ancestry of “błaznować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbłazenclown, circus clown
2Old Polishbłaznojester, fool
3Proto-Slavicblaznъtempting, seductive
4Proto-Slavicblaznьbait
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

Words derived from “błaznować”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic blaznь →Every word from Proto-Slavic blaznъ →