Where does “bejca” come from?

bejca (Polish) comes from German beize, from Middle High German beize, from Old High German beiza, from Proto-Germanic baitō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

bejca (Polish): wood stain

Definitions

  1. wood stain

Ancestry of “bejca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbeizemordant
2Middle High Germanbeize—
3Old High Germanbeiza—
4Proto-GermanicbaitōThat which is or can be bitten; food; bait
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baitō →
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