Where does “małowartościowy” come from?

małowartościowy (Polish) comes from Polish wartość, from Polish wart, from German wert, from Middle High German wert, from Old High German werd, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

małowartościowy (Polish): low-value, nugatory, trifling, worthless

Definitions

  1. low-value, nugatory, trifling, worthless

Ancestry of “małowartościowy”, step by step

małowartościowy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish wartość

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwartośćvalue
2Polishwartworth
3Germanwertworth something, worthy of something; worthy of...
4Middle High Germanwertworthy, valuable, noble
5Old High Germanwerdworth
6Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Polish Mały

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishMałysmall, little
2Old Polishmałysmall, little
3Proto-Slavicmalъsmall; little
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little

Words derived from “małowartościowy

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-