Where does “dźwigar” come from?

dźwigar (Polish) comes from Polish dźwigać, from Proto-Slavic dvigati, from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)vigъ, from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)va — 2.

dźwigar (Polish): girder

Definitions

  1. girder

Ancestry of “dźwigar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdźwigaćto lift
2Proto-Slavicdvigatito raise, lift, move up
3Proto-Slavicd(ъ)vigъbranching, buttress serving as lever
4Proto-Slavicd(ъ)va2
Every word from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)va →Every word from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)vigъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dvigati →