Where does “rozwidlać” come from?

rozwidlać (Polish) comes from Polish rozwidlić, from Polish widły, from Proto-Slavic vidla, from Proto-Slavic vidlo, from Proto-Slavic viti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

rozwidlać (Polish): to fork

Definitions

  1. to fork

Ancestry of “rozwidlać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrozwidlićto fork
2Polishwidłypitchfork
3Proto-Slavicvidlapitchfork
4Proto-Slavicvidlo—
5Proto-Slavicvitito bend, to twist
6Proto-Balto-Slavicwīˀteito drive away, chase, pursue; to twist, to wind
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wīˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic viti →
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