Where does “szczurołap” come from?

szczurołap (Polish) comes from Polish Szczur, from Proto-Slavic ščurъ, from Proto-Indo-European skewh₂- — to lash, to swing, to buzz.

szczurołap (Polish): ratcatcher

Definitions

  1. ratcatcher

Ancestry of “szczurołap”, step by step

szczurołap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Szczur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishSzczurrat
2Proto-Slavicščurъplayful, mischievous, perky; void, idle; type of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskewh₂-to lash, to swing, to buzz

via Polish łapać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishłapaćto grab
2Old Polishłapaćto grab
3Proto-Slavic*lapati—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ščurъ →Every word from Polish Szczur →