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