Where does “statek widmo” come from?

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

statek widmo (Polish): ghost ship, phantom ship

Definitions

  1. ghost ship, phantom ship

Ancestry of “statek widmo”, step by step

statek widmo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish widmo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwidmospectre, phantom, wraith, ghost; spectrum
2Polishwidziećto see; to see oneself; to see one another, to...
3Proto-Slavic*vìdětito see

via Polish statek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishstatekship, craft, vessel
2Old Polishstatekpersonalty, chattel
3Proto-Slavic*statъkъwealth, prosperity
Every word from Proto-Slavic *vìděti →Every word from Polish widzieć →Every word from Polish widmo →