Where does “wazeliniara” come from?
wazeliniara (Polish) comes from Polish wazeliniarz, from Polish wazelina, from English vaseline, from German wasser, from Middle High German wazzer, from Old High German waȥȥar, from Proto-West Germanic watar, from Proto-Germanic watōr — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Ancestry of “wazeliniara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | wazeliniarz | bootlicker, brown noser, flatterer, sycophant |
| 2 | Polish | wazelina | vaseline; flattery |
| 3 | English | vaseline | Petroleum jelly; Any particular kind of petroleum... |
| 4 | German | wasser | inflection of wassern: ## first-person singular... |
| 5 | Middle High German | wazzer | water |
| 6 | Old High German | waȥȥar | water |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | watar | water |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |