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 *raitijanąEvery word from Old High German reiʒenEvery word from Middle High German reizen
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