Where does “rajcować” come from?

rajcować (Polish) comes from German reizen, from Middle High German reizen, from Old High German reiʒen, from Proto-Germanic *raitijaną — to stir, to irritate.

rajcować (Polish): to speak in the council forum

Definitions

  1. to speak in the council forum

Ancestry of “rajcować”, step by step

rajcować traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German reizen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanreizento irritate; to excite; to tease, tantalize
2Middle High Germanreizen—
3Old High Germanreiʒen—
4Proto-Germanic*raitijanąto stir, to irritate

via Polish rajca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrajcacouncilman
2Old Polishradca—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *raitijaną →Every word from Old High German reiʒen →Every word from Middle High German reizen →