Where does “opiekacz” come from?

opiekacz (Polish) comes from Polish opiekać, from Polish opiec, from Polish pięć, from Old Polish piec, from Proto-Slavic *pȅťь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pektis, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-tis, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-.

opiekacz (Polish): pie iron

Definitions

  1. pie iron

Ancestry of “opiekacz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishopiekaćto broil, to grill, to toast
2Polishopiecto broil, to grill, to toast
3Polishpięćfive
4Old Polishpiecoven; furnace
5Proto-Slavic*pȅťь—
6Proto-Balto-Slavicpektisoven
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷ-tis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-tis →