Where does “użyźniać” come from?

użyźniać (Polish) comes from Polish użyźnić, from Polish żyzny, from Proto-Slavic žiznъ, from Proto-Slavic žiti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

użyźniać (Polish): to fertilise, to fecundate

Definitions

  1. to fertilise, to fecundate

Ancestry of “użyźniać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishużyźnićto fertilise, to fecundate
2Polishżyznyfertile, fecund, opulent
3Proto-Slavicžiznъ—
4Proto-Slavicžitito live
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →