Where does “miecznik” come from?

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

miecznik (Polish): swordfish

Definitions

  1. swordfish

Ancestry of “miecznik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmieczsword
2Old Polishmieczsword
3Proto-SlavicmečьAlternative form of *mь̀čь
4Proto-Germanicmēkijazsword
Every word from Proto-Germanic mēkijaz →Every word from Proto-Slavic mečь →Every word from Old Polish miecz →