Where does “podczaszy” come from?
podczaszy (Polish) comes from Old Polish podczasze, from Old Polish -ę, from Proto-Slavic -ę, from Proto-Indo-European -ę.
podczaszy (Polish): in Poland in the 14th century: court official of a duke or king who tastes drinks before serving them to the prince or king; a sort of taster-cupbearer; also in later times: a titular official without any function
Definitions
- in Poland in the 14th century: court official of a duke or king who tastes drinks before serving them to the prince or king; a sort of taster-cupbearer; also in later times: a titular official without any function
Ancestry of “podczaszy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | podczasze | official in charge of the ruler's basement, in later times a lower land official |
| 2 | Old Polish | -ę | forms neuter nouns, especially referring to young animals or, more rarely, young people |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ę | Forms nouns for young animals and other... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ę | — |