Where does “korkociąg” come from?

korkociąg (Polish) comes from Polish korek, from German Kork, from Dutch kurk, from Middle Dutch curc, from Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s.

korkociąg (Polish): corkscrew

Definitions

  1. corkscrew

Ancestry of “korkociąg”, step by step

korkociąg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish korek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkorekcork; cork, stopper; traffic jam
2GermanKorkcork
3Dutchkurkcork
4Middle Dutchcurccork
5Spanishcorchocork
6LatincortexThe bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;...
7Proto-Indo-European*(s)kort-ek-s—

via Polish ciąg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishciągsequence; thrust; pull
2Proto-Slavictęgъtraction
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s →