Where does “brzęknąć” come from?

brzęknąć (Polish) comes from Polish brzękać, from Proto-Slavic brękati — to clatter, to clang, to buzz.

brzęknąć (Polish): to swell

Definitions

  1. to swell

Ancestry of “brzęknąć”, step by step

brzęknąć traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish brzękać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbrzękaćto clang, to twang
2Proto-Slavicbrękatito clatter, to clang, to buzz

via Proto-Slavic *brę̀knǫti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*brę̀knǫtito swell

Words derived from “brzęknąć”

Every word from Proto-Slavic brękati →Every word from Polish brzękać →