Where does “krzętopérz” come from?

krzętopérz (Polish) comes from Polish nietoperz, from Old Polish nietopyrz, from Proto-Slavic netopyřь, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷto-peryo.

krzętopérz (Polish): type of bat in Prussia

Definitions

  1. type of bat in Prussia

Ancestry of “krzętopérz”, step by step

krzętopérz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish nietoperz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnietoperzbat
2Old Polishnietopyrzbat
3Proto-Slavicnetopyřьbat
4Proto-Indo-Europeannekʷto-peryo—

via Polish krzątać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkrzątaćto bustle, to potter, to putter, to putter about, to putter around, to tiddle
2Proto-Slavickrętatito languish, to perturb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nekʷto-peryo →Every word from Proto-Slavic netopyřь →Every word from Old Polish nietopyrz →