Where does “przemytniczka” come from?
przemytniczka (Polish) comes from Polish przemytnik, from Polish przemycić, from Polish myto, from German Miete, from Middle High German miete, from Old High German miata, from Proto-West Germanic miʀdu, from Proto-Germanic mizdō — soft, tender, dear.
Ancestry of “przemytniczka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | przemytnik | smuggler |
| 2 | Polish | przemycić | to smuggle, to sneak in |
| 3 | Polish | myto | toll, tollgate; impersonal past of myć |
| 4 | German | Miete | rent |
| 5 | Middle High German | miete | — |
| 6 | Old High German | miata | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | miʀdu | reward |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | mizdō | reward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | misdʰós | reward, prize; wages, payment |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |