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Where does “skrzyp” come from?

skrzyp (Polish) comes from Polish skrzypieć, from Polish -ec, from Old Polish -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

skrzyp (Polish): creak; Any plant of the genus "Equisetum" –...

Definitions

  1. creak; Any plant of the genus "Equisetum" –...

Ancestry of “skrzyp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishskrzypiećto creak, to crunch, to scrunch
2Polish-ecA masculine suffix
3Old Polish-ec—
4Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
5Lithuanian-ikas—
6Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “skrzyp”

  • Skrzypczyk
  • Skrzypczak
  • Skrzypiec
  • skrzypce
  • Skrzyp
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