Where does “unowocześniać” come from?

unowocześniać (Polish) comes from Polish unowocześnić, 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 — new; to nod, assent to.

unowocześniać (Polish): to modernize

Definitions

  1. to modernize

Ancestry of “unowocześniać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishunowocześnićto modernize
2Polishnowoczesnymodern
3Germanneuzeitlichmodern; new age
4GermanNeuzeitmodern age
5Germanneunew; modern, recent, latest
6Middle High Germanniuwenew
7Old High Germanniuwinew; newness
8Proto-West Germanicniwinew
9Proto-Germanic*niwjaz—
10Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
11Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
12Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →