Where does “jędzowaty” come from?

jędzowaty (Polish) comes from Polish jędza, from Proto-Slavic ęga, from Proto-Balto-Slavic inˀgāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥g-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eng-.

jędzowaty (Polish): bitchy, haggish, shrewish, vixenish, wenchy

Definitions

  1. bitchy, haggish, shrewish, vixenish, wenchy

Ancestry of “jędzowaty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishjędzawitch, hag, harridan; vixen, virago
2Proto-Slavicęgadisease, terror
3Proto-Balto-Slavicinˀgāˀ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥g-éh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eng-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eng- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥g-éh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic inˀgāˀ →