Where does “wróż” come from?
wróż (Polish) comes from Polish wróżyć, from Proto-Slavic voržiti, from Proto-Slavic vȏrgъ, from Proto-Slavic verťi, from Latin vertere, from Latin verto, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
wróż (Polish): foreteller
Definitions
- foreteller
Ancestry of “wróż”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | wróżyć | to divine; to bode, to betoken, to portend, to... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | voržiti | to cheat?, to deceive? |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vȏrgъ | foe, enemy |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | verťi | to roll, turn; to throw, cast |
| 5 | Latin | vertere | inflection of vertō: ## third-person plural... |
| 6 | Latin | verto | I turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |