Where does “wybraniec” come from?

wybraniec (Polish) comes from Polish wybrać, from Old Polish wybrać, from Proto-Slavic *vybьrati, from Proto-Slavic bьrati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bírāˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

wybraniec (Polish): the one

Definitions

  1. the one

Ancestry of “wybraniec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwybraćto choose
2Old Polishwybrać—
3Proto-Slavic*vybьrati—
4Proto-Slavicbьratito pick up; to take
5Proto-Balto-Slavicbírāˀtei—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bírāˀtei →