Where does “hugenotka” come from?
hugenotka (Polish) comes from Polish hugenot, from French huguenot, from French eiguenot, from German Eidgenosse, from German Genosse, from Old High German ginozo, from Old High German ginōz, from Proto-West Germanic *ganaut — resin.
Ancestry of “hugenotka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | hugenot | Huguenot |
| 2 | French | huguenot | Huguenot |
| 3 | French | eiguenot | — |
| 4 | German | Eidgenosse | confederate; Swiss |
| 5 | German | Genosse | partner in something, mate; comrade, fellow... |
| 6 | Old High German | ginozo | comrade |
| 7 | Old High German | ginōz | comrade |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *ganaut | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ganautaz | associate, companion, comrade; follower |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |