Where does “szermierka” come from?

szermierka (Polish) comes from Polish szermierz, from Czech šermíř, from Czech šermovat, from Middle High German schërmen, from Old High German skirmen, from Proto-West Germanic skirmijan, from Proto-West Germanic -jan, from Proto-Germanic -janą — he, she.

szermierka (Polish): fencing

Definitions

  1. fencing

Ancestry of “szermierka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszermierzfencer
2Czechšermířfencer
3Czechšermovatto fence
4Middle High Germanschërmento fence, to screen, to protect
5Old High Germanskirmento protect
6Proto-West Germanicskirmijanto protect, defend
7Proto-West Germanic-janCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
8Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti