Where does “poniżyć” come from?

poniżyć (Polish) comes from Polish niski, from Old Polish niski, from Proto-Slavic nizъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European ni- — down, below.

poniżyć (Polish): to humiliate, to put down, to debase, to degrade, to cheapen

Definitions

  1. to humiliate, to put down, to debase, to degrade, to cheapen

Ancestry of “poniżyć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishniskilow; short; deep
2Old Polishniskilow, short
3Proto-Slavicnizъkъlow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanni-down, below

Words derived from “poniżyć”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nizъkъ →Every word from Old Polish niski →