Where does “gwizdodzierzba” come from?

gwizdodzierzba (Polish) comes from Polish gwizd, from Polish gwizdać, from Proto-Slavic gvizdati, from Proto-Indo-European sweysd- — to hiss.

gwizdodzierzba (Polish): shrike-vireo

Definitions

  1. shrike-vireo

Ancestry of “gwizdodzierzba”, step by step

gwizdodzierzba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish gwizd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgwizdwhistle; A similar sound made by some bird...
2Polishgwizdaćto whistle
3Proto-Slavicgvizdati—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansweysd-to hiss

via Polish dzierzba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdzierzbaany shrike of the genus Lanius
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweysd- →Every word from Proto-Slavic gvizdati →Every word from Polish gwizdać →