Where does “zardzewieć” come from?

zardzewieć (Polish) comes from Polish rdzewieć, from Polish rdzawy, from Proto-Slavic rъďavъ, from Proto-Slavic rъďa, from Proto-Slavic rudъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic roudos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰ-o-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

zardzewieć (Polish): to rust away, to oxidize

Definitions

  1. to rust away, to oxidize

Ancestry of “zardzewieć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrdzewiećto rust, to oxidize
2Polishrdzawyrusty; rufous, russet; ferruginous
3Proto-Slavicrъďavъrusty
4Proto-Slavicrъďarust
5Proto-Slavicrudъred, blood red, reddish; ginger; brown
6Proto-Balto-Slavicroudos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰ-o-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “zardzewieć”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰ-o- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic roudos →