Where does “nacechowany” come from?
nacechowany (Polish) comes from Polish nacechować, from Polish cechować, from Polish cecha, from Middle High German zeichen, from Old High German zeihhan, from Proto-West Germanic taikn, from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
Ancestry of “nacechowany”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | nacechować | to mark, to characterise |
| 2 | Polish | cechować | to distinguish, to characterise |
| 3 | Polish | cecha | feature, quality, trait; floor, entier |
| 4 | Middle High German | zeichen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | zeihhan | sign, symbol, feature; sign, symbol |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | taikn | sign, token, symbol |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | taikną | sign, token, symbol |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |