Where does “czterowartościowy” come from?

czterowartościowy (Polish) comes from Polish wartość, from Polish wart, from German wert, from Middle High German wert, from Old High German werd, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

czterowartościowy (Polish): tetravalent

Definitions

  1. tetravalent

Ancestry of “czterowartościowy”, step by step

czterowartościowy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish wartość

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwartośćvalue
2Polishwartworth
3Germanwertworth something, worthy of something; worthy of...
4Middle High Germanwertworthy, valuable, noble
5Old High Germanwerdworth
6Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Polish cztery

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczteryfour
2Proto-Slavic*četỳrefour
3Proto-Balto-Slavicketuresfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-