Where does “cierpkawo” come from?
cierpkawo (Polish) comes from Polish cierpkawy, from Polish -awy, from Polish szpat, from German spät, from Middle High German spǣte, from Old High German spāti, from Proto-West Germanic *spādī, from Proto-Germanic spēdiz — to succeed, to prosper.
cierpkawo (Polish): somewhat acridly, sharpishly, somewhat tangily
Definitions
- somewhat acridly, sharpishly, somewhat tangily
Ancestry of “cierpkawo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | cierpkawy | somewhat acrid, sharpish, somewhat tangy |
| 2 | Polish | -awy | -ish; -ous |
| 3 | Polish | szpat | spar |
| 4 | German | spät | late |
| 5 | Middle High German | spǣte | — |
| 6 | Old High German | spāti | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *spādī | late |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | spēdiz | late |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁-tí-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |