Where does “szermierz” come from?
szermierz (Polish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
szermierz (Polish): fencer
Definitions
- fencer
Ancestry of “szermierz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | šermíř | fencer |
| 2 | Czech | šermovat | to fence |
| 3 | Middle High German | schërmen | to fence, to screen, to protect |
| 4 | Old High German | skirmen | to protect |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skirmijan | to protect, defend |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -jan | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |