Where does “uniżenie” come from?

uniżenie (Polish) comes from Polish uniżony, from Polish uniżyć, from Old Polish uniżyć, from Old Polish *niżyć, from Old Polish niski, from Proto-Slavic nizъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European ni- — down, below.

uniżenie (Polish): abjectly, grovelingly, obsequiously

Definitions

  1. abjectly, grovelingly, obsequiously

Ancestry of “uniżenie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishuniżonyabject, groveling, obsequious
2Polishuniżyćto lower, to abase, to humble
3Old Polishuniżyćto make smaller; to lower
4Old Polish*niżyć—
5Old Polishniskilow, short
6Proto-Slavicnizъkъlow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanni-down, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nizъkъ →Every word from Old Polish niski →