Where does “mieczogon” come from?

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

mieczogon (Polish): horseshoe crab

Definitions

  1. horseshoe crab

Ancestry of “mieczogon”, step by step

mieczogon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish miecz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmieczsword
2Old Polishmieczsword
3Proto-SlavicmečьAlternative form of *mь̀čь
4Proto-Germanicmēkijazsword

via Polish ogon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishogontail; queue
2Proto-Slavicogonъ—
Every word from Proto-Germanic mēkijaz →Every word from Proto-Slavic mečь →Every word from Old Polish miecz →