Where does “niedźwiednik” come from?

niedźwiednik (Polish) comes from Polish Niedźwiedź, from Old Polish niedźwiedź, from Proto-Slavic medvědь, from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis.

niedźwiednik (Polish): bear tamer

Definitions

  1. bear tamer

Ancestry of “niedźwiednik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishNiedźwiedźbear
2Old Polishniedźwiedźbear
3Proto-Slavicmedvědьbear
4Proto-Slavicmedu-ēdis—
Every word from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis →Every word from Proto-Slavic medvědь →Every word from Old Polish niedźwiedź →