Where does “ukierunkowywać” come from?
ukierunkowywać (Polish) comes from Polish ukierunkować, from Polish kierunek, from Polish kierować, from German kehren, from Middle High German kēren, from Old High German kerian, from Proto-Germanic karzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵers- — to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...
ukierunkowywać (Polish): to direct, to orient, to orientate, to channel, to canalise
Definitions
- to direct, to orient, to orientate, to channel, to canalise
Ancestry of “ukierunkowywać”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | ukierunkować | to direct, to orient, to orientate, to channel, to canalise |
| 2 | Polish | kierunek | direction; major, field, discipline of study;... |
| 3 | Polish | kierować | to direct, to head, to be in command of; to drive... |
| 4 | German | kehren | to sweep; to turn; to care about |
| 5 | Middle High German | kēren | — |
| 6 | Old High German | kerian | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | karzijaną | to turn, sweep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵers- | to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things... |