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Where does “niemiecki” come from?

niemiecki (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic němьčьskъ, from Proto-Slavic němьcь, from Proto-Slavic němъ — unclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,...

niemiecki (Polish): German

Definitions

  1. German

Ancestry of “niemiecki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-SlavicněmьčьskъGerman
2Proto-Slavicněmьcьforeigner, non-Slav; specifically, a speaker of a...
3Proto-Slavicněmъunclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,...

Words derived from “niemiecki”

  • poniemiecki
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