Where does “powieścidło” come from?

powieścidło (Polish) comes from Polish powieść, from Polish wieść, from Proto-Slavic vestì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic westéi, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

powieścidło (Polish): trashy novel, novel without artistic value

Definitions

  1. trashy novel, novel without artistic value

Ancestry of “powieścidło”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpowieśćnovel
2Polishwieśćto lead, conduct; to work out, to do well; to pan...
3Proto-Slavicvestìto lead, conduct
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwestéito lead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
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