Where does “obieżyświat” come from?

obieżyświat (Polish) comes from Polish obiegać, from Polish o-, from Old Polish o-, from Proto-Slavic o(b)- — over.

obieżyświat (Polish): globetrotter

Definitions

  1. globetrotter

Ancestry of “obieżyświat”, step by step

obieżyświat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish obiegać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishobiegaćto run around, to run about
2Polisho-prefix indicating a perfective verb
3Old Polisho-appears in front of some verbs meaning: to make something behave in a certain way, en-, be-, make
4Proto-Slavico(b)-over

via Polish świat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishświatworld
2Proto-Slavic*svě̑tъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b)- →Every word from Polish o- →Every word from Old Polish o- →