Where does “dziadostwo” come from?

dziadostwo (Polish) comes from Polish dziad, from Proto-Slavic dědъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dēˀd-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

dziadostwo (Polish): crud, crap

Definitions

  1. crud, crap

Ancestry of “dziadostwo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdziadgrandfather; old man; beggar
2Proto-Slavicdědъgrandfather
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdēˀd-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁dʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dēˀd- →
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