Where does “widłoząb” come from?

widłoząb (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,...

widłoząb (Polish): any moss of the genus Dicranum

Definitions

  1. any moss of the genus Dicranum

Ancestry of “widłoząb”, step by step

widłoząb 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 Ząb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishZąbtooth
2Old Polishząbtooth
3Proto-Slaviczǫbъtooth
4Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wīˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic viti →