Where does “zawdyk” come from?
zawdyk (Polish) comes from Polish zawdy, from Polish zawżdy, from Polish za, from Polish w, from Polish reszta, from German Rest, from Italian resto, from Italian restare — to pull, to draw; to lead.
Ancestry of “zawdyk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | zawdy | — |
| 2 | Polish | zawżdy | always |
| 3 | Polish | za | behind; for, after; in, for |
| 4 | Polish | w | in, at, on; into, in; on |
| 5 | Polish | reszta | rest; change; remainder |
| 6 | German | Rest | rest, remainder, remnant; radical |
| 7 | Italian | resto | rest, remainder, balance |
| 8 | Italian | restare | to stay; to remain |
| 9 | Latin | restō | to stand firm; to stay behind |
| 10 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 11 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 12 | Latin | dūcō | to lead, guide, conduct, lead away |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |