Where does “niedźwiedzi” come from?

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

niedźwiedzi (Polish): bear; ursine

Definitions

  1. bear; ursine

Ancestry of “niedźwiedzi”, step by step

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