Where does “okryjbieda” come from?

okryjbieda (Polish) comes from Polish okryć, from Polish kryć, from Proto-Slavic kryti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European krewH- — to cover, heap.

okryjbieda (Polish): miserable dress

Definitions

  1. miserable dress

Ancestry of “okryjbieda”, step by step

okryjbieda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish okryć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishokryćto cover
2Polishkryćto hide; to conceal
3Proto-Slavickrytito cover, to hide; to hide, to be under cover
4Proto-Balto-Slavickrū́ˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeankrewH-to cover, heap

via Polish bieda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbiedapoverty, need; SNAFU, an undesirable situation;...
2Proto-Slavicbědatrouble, misery, misfortune; adversity, calamity;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewH- →