Where does “miecz” come from?

miecz (Polish) comes from Old Polish miecz, from Proto-Slavic mečь, from Proto-Germanic mēkijaz — sword.

miecz (Polish): sword

Definitions

  1. sword

Ancestry of “miecz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishmieczsword
2Proto-SlavicmečьAlternative form of *mь̀čь
3Proto-Germanicmēkijazsword

Words derived from “miecz

Every word from Proto-Germanic mēkijazEvery word from Proto-Slavic mečьEvery word from Old Polish miecz