Where does “owczarz” come from?

owczarz (Polish) comes from Polish -arz, from Old Polish -arz, from Proto-Slavic -ařь, from Gothic -𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

owczarz (Polish): a man who raises or tends sheep; a sheep breeder; a shepherd

Definitions

  1. a man who raises or tends sheep; a sheep breeder; a shepherd

Ancestry of “owczarz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-arz-er
2Old Polish-arzforms agent nouns
3Proto-Slavic-ařь-er
4Gothic-𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃-er
5Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
6Latin-āriuser
7Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

Words derived from “owczarz”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →Every word from Latin -ārius →Every word from Polish -arz →
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