Where does “półgłupek” come from?
półgłupek (Polish) comes from Polish pół-, from Polish pół, from Old Polish z, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
półgłupek (Polish): blockhead, dumbhead, dummkopf, half-wit, knucklehead
Definitions
- blockhead, dumbhead, dummkopf, half-wit, knucklehead
Ancestry of “półgłupek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | pół- | half-, semi-, hemi- |
| 2 | Polish | pół | half |
| 3 | Old Polish | z | denotes delative movement; off of |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | sъ(n) | with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |