Where does “skorowidz” come from?

skorowidz (Polish) comes from Polish widzieć, from Proto-Slavic *vìděti — to see.

skorowidz (Polish): index

Definitions

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Ancestry of “skorowidz”, step by step

skorowidz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish widzieć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwidziećto see; to see oneself; to see one another, to...
2Proto-Slavic*vìdětito see

via Polish Skory

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishSkoryeager, willing
2Proto-Slavicskorъfast
Every word from Proto-Slavic *vìděti →Every word from Polish widzieć →