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Where does “grzejnik” come from?

grzejnik (Polish) comes from Polish grzać, from Proto-Slavic grěti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.

grzejnik (Polish): heater, heating radiator

Definitions

  1. heater, heating radiator

Ancestry of “grzejnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgrzaćto heat; to warm
2Proto-Slavicgrětito warm, to heat; to shine
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →