Where does “grążel” come from?

grążel (Polish) comes from Polish grążyć, from Proto-Slavic groziti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic graź-.

grążel (Polish): any of several species of water lilies of the genus Nuphar

Definitions

  1. any of several species of water lilies of the genus Nuphar

Ancestry of “grążel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgrążyćto immerse, to submerge
2Proto-Slavicgrozitito threaten
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgraź-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic graź- →Every word from Proto-Slavic groziti →Every word from Polish grążyć →