Where does “wykoślawić” come from?
wykoślawić (Polish) comes from Polish koślawić, from Polish koślawy, from Polish -awy, from Polish szpat, from German spät, from Middle High German spǣte, from Old High German spāti, from Proto-West Germanic *spādī — to succeed, to prosper.
wykoślawić (Polish): to bend, to contort, to distort, to twist
Definitions
- to bend, to contort, to distort, to twist
Ancestry of “wykoślawić”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | koślawić | to bend, to contort, to distort, to twist |
| 2 | Polish | koślawy | lopsided, crooked |
| 3 | Polish | -awy | -ish; -ous |
| 4 | Polish | szpat | spar |
| 5 | German | spät | late |
| 6 | Middle High German | spǣte | — |
| 7 | Old High German | spāti | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *spādī | late |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | spēdiz | late |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁-tí-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |