Where does “poczerwienieć” come from?

poczerwienieć (Polish) comes from Polish czerwienieć, from Polish czerwień, from Polish Czerw, from Old Polish czyrw, from Proto-Slavic čьrvь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

poczerwienieć (Polish): to redden

Definitions

  1. to redden

Ancestry of “poczerwienieć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczerwieniećto redden
2Polishczerwieńred
3PolishCzerwlarva of certain hymenopterans, dipterans, and beetles, e.g. a maggot or woodworm
4Old Polishczyrwworm
5Proto-Slavicčьrvьworm, larva
6Proto-Balto-Slavickírmisworm
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis →Every word from Proto-Slavic čьrvь →