Where does “barażowy” come from?
barażowy (Polish) comes from Polish baraż, from French barrage, from French barrer, from English Bar, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi.
barażowy (Polish): playoff
Definitions
- playoff
Ancestry of “barażowy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | baraż | playoff |
| 2 | French | barrage | dam, barrage; barrier, roadblock |
| 3 | French | barrer | to bar, bar up; to bar off; to cross out, strike... |
| 4 | English | Bar | A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length |
| 5 | German | bär | — |
| 6 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 7 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |