Where does “dowartościowywać” come from?
dowartościowywać (Polish) comes from Polish dowartościować, from Polish wartościować, from Polish wartość, from Polish wart, from German wert, from Middle High German wert, from Old High German werd, from Proto-Germanic werþaz — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
dowartościowywać (Polish): to bolster, to boost
Definitions
- to bolster, to boost
Ancestry of “dowartościowywać”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | dowartościować | to bolster, to boost |
| 2 | Polish | wartościować | to value, to appraise |
| 3 | Polish | wartość | value |
| 4 | Polish | wart | worth |
| 5 | German | wert | worth something, worthy of something; worthy of... |
| 6 | Middle High German | wert | worthy, valuable, noble |
| 7 | Old High German | werd | worth |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |