Where does “bierzmować” come from?

bierzmować (Polish) comes from Old Czech biřmovati, from Latin firmō, from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

bierzmować (Polish): to confirm

Definitions

  1. to confirm

Ancestry of “bierzmować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechbiřmovati—
2Latinfirmōto make firm, strengthen, harden, fortify
3LatinFirmusstrong, powerful
4Proto-Italicfermos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “bierzmować”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic fermos →