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
Ancestry of “dżdżownica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | deżdż | rain |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dъždžь | rain |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dus-dyu- | bad sky |