Where does “obszczymurstwo” come from?
obszczymurstwo (Polish) comes from Polish obszczymur, from Polish obszczymurek, from Polish murek, from Polish mur, from Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā, from Latin mūrus — soft, tender, dear.
obszczymurstwo (Polish): public urination
Definitions
- public urination
Ancestry of “obszczymurstwo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | obszczymur | — |
| 2 | Polish | obszczymurek | bum, hobo, drunkard |
| 3 | Polish | murek | Diminutive of mur; little wall |
| 4 | Polish | mur | wall |
| 5 | Middle High German | mūre | wall |
| 6 | Old High German | mūra | wall |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *mūrā | wall |
| 8 | Latin | mūrus | wall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs) |
| 9 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |