Where does “obszczymurek” come from?
obszczymurek (Polish) comes from Polish murek, from Polish mur, from Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
obszczymurek (Polish): bum, hobo, drunkard
Definitions
- bum, hobo, drunkard
Ancestry of “obszczymurek”, step by step
obszczymurek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish murek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | murek | Diminutive of mur; little wall |
| 2 | Polish | mur | wall |
| 3 | Middle High German | mūre | wall |
| 4 | Old High German | mūra | wall |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *mūrā | wall |
| 6 | Latin | mūrus | wall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs) |
| 7 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
via Polish obszczać
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | obszczać | to piss on something |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *o(b)sьcati | to piss on something |