Where does “wyż” come from?

wyż (Polish) comes from Old Polish wysza, from Proto-Slavic vysь — height, elevation; summit.

wyż (Polish): upland

Definitions

  1. upland

Ancestry of “wyż”, step by step

wyż traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Polish wysza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishwyszaheight
2Proto-Slavicvysьheight, elevation; summit

via Proto-Slavic *vyzъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*vyzъbeluga

Words derived from “wyż”

Every word from Proto-Slavic vysь →Every word from Old Polish wysza →