Where does “królobójstwo” come from?

królobójstwo (Polish) comes from Polish królobójca, from Polish Król, from Old Polish krol, from Proto-Slavic *kõrľь, from Old High German karl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

królobójstwo (Polish): regicide

Definitions

  1. regicide

Ancestry of “królobójstwo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkrólobójcaregicide
2PolishKrólking
3Old Polishkrolking
4Proto-Slavic*kõrľьking
5Old High Germankarlman
6Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
7Proto-Germanickaraz—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
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