Where does “dżdżownica” come from?

dżdżownica (Polish) comes from Old Polish deżdż, from Proto-Slavic dъždžь, from Proto-Indo-European dus-dyu- — bad sky.

dżdżownica (Polish): earthworm

Definitions

  1. earthworm

Ancestry of “dżdżownica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishdeżdżrain
2Proto-Slavicdъždžьrain
3Proto-Indo-Europeandus-dyu-bad sky
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dus-dyu- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъždžь →Every word from Old Polish deżdż →