Where does “wodościek” come from?
wodościek (Polish) comes from Polish wóda, from Old Polish woda, from Proto-Slavic vodà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wandō, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
wodościek (Polish): indoor windowsill fitted with sheet metal and wooden battens for draining water from the windowpane
Definitions
- indoor windowsill fitted with sheet metal and wooden battens for draining water from the windowpane
Ancestry of “wodościek”, step by step
wodościek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish wóda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | wóda | Augmentative of wódka |
| 2 | Old Polish | woda | water |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vodà | water |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wandō | water |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via Polish ściekać
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | ściekać | to trickle out, to drain slowly |
| 2 | Polish | -ać | forms imperfect and frequentative verb forms, causes both consonantal and vocalic sound changes within the stem |
| 3 | Old Polish | -ć | forms |
| 4 | Old Polish | ty | singular non-formal second person pronoun thou, you |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | ty | you |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tūˀ | you |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |