Where does “widłonóg” come from?

widłonóg (Polish) comes from Polish widły, from Proto-Slavic vidla, from Proto-Slavic vidlo, from Proto-Slavic viti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

widłonóg (Polish): copepod

Definitions

  1. copepod

Ancestry of “widłonóg”, step by step

widłonóg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish widły

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwidłypitchfork
2Proto-Slavicvidlapitchfork
3Proto-Slavicvidlo—
4Proto-Slavicvitito bend, to twist
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwīˀteito drive away, chase, pursue; to twist, to wind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

via Polish noga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnogaleg
2Old Polishnogaleg; foot
3Proto-Slavicnogàfoot, leg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wīˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic viti →