Where does “unowocześnić” come from?
unowocześnić (Polish) comes from Polish nowoczesny, from German neuzeitlich, from German Neuzeit, from German neu, from Middle High German niuwe, from Old High German niuwi, from Proto-West Germanic niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz — new; to nod, assent to.
unowocześnić (Polish): to modernize
Definitions
- to modernize
Ancestry of “unowocześnić”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | nowoczesny | modern |
| 2 | German | neuzeitlich | modern; new age |
| 3 | German | Neuzeit | modern age |
| 4 | German | neu | new; modern, recent, latest |
| 5 | Middle High German | niuwe | new |
| 6 | Old High German | niuwi | new; newness |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | niwi | new |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *niwjaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | néwyos | Alternative form of *néwos; new |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |