Where does “wiec” come from?

wiec (Polish) comes from Old Polish wiece, from Proto-Slavic *vě̑ťe — council, veche.

wiec (Polish): gathering, rally

Definitions

  1. gathering, rally

Ancestry of “wiec”, step by step

wiec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Polish wiece

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishwieceassembly, council
2Proto-Slavic*vě̑ťecouncil, veche

via Proto-Slavic vęťь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvęťьthing

Words derived from “wiec”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *vě̑ťe →Every word from Old Polish wiece →