Where does “glabrowaty” come from?
glabrowaty (Polish) comes from German klebrig, from German Kleber, from German kleben, from Middle High German kleben, from Old High German klebēn, from Proto-West Germanic klibēn, from Proto-Germanic klibāną, from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ- — to be cold, to freeze.
glabrowaty (Polish): sticky
Definitions
- sticky
Ancestry of “glabrowaty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | klebrig | gluey |
| 2 | German | Kleber | glue; gluten |
| 3 | German | kleben | to glue; to stick; to be sticky |
| 4 | Middle High German | kleben | — |
| 5 | Old High German | klebēn | to stick; cleave |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | klibēn | to stick, to adhere |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | klibāną | to stick, to adhere |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gleybʰ- | to stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |