Where does “opłotek” come from?

opłotek (Polish) comes from Polish o, from Old Polish o, from Proto-Slavic *o — oh! (Used to express strong emotions).

opłotek (Polish): primitive fencing, usually made of wooden poles or brushwood fixed to wooden stakes

Definitions

  1. primitive fencing, usually made of wooden poles or brushwood fixed to wooden stakes

Ancestry of “opłotek”, step by step

opłotek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish o

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishoabout; at; with
2Old Polishoabout, concerning
3Proto-Slavic*ooh! (Used to express strong emotions)

via Polish płot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpłotfence
2Proto-Slavicplotъfence
Every word from Proto-Slavic *o →