Where does “gązewnik” come from?

gązewnik (Polish) comes from Polish -nik, from Old Polish -nik, from Proto-Slavic -nikъ — From the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,...

gązewnik (Polish): any of various showy mistletoes belonging to genera Loranthus or Plicosepalus

Definitions

  1. any of various showy mistletoes belonging to genera Loranthus or Plicosepalus

Ancestry of “gązewnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-nik-er
2Old Polish-nikforms masculine nouns referring to a performer of some action, sometimes a device
3Proto-Slavic-nikъFrom the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -nikъ →Every word from Polish -nik →Every word from Old Polish -nik →