Where does “drapichrust” come from?

drapichrust (Polish) comes from Polish chrust, from Proto-Slavic xvorstъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kšwáršta, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kworstom.

drapichrust (Polish): ne'er-do-well, vagrant

Definitions

  1. ne'er-do-well, vagrant

Ancestry of “drapichrust”, step by step

drapichrust traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish chrust

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishchrustbrushwood; thicket; angel wings
2Proto-Slavicxvorstъbrushwood
3Proto-Balto-Slavickšwáršta
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kworstom—

via Polish drapać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdrapaćto scratch
2Proto-Slavicdrapatito scratch, to scrabble; to hightail, to flee; to...
3Proto-Slavic-pati—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kworstom →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kšwáršta →Every word from Proto-Slavic xvorstъ →