Where does “zwrotniczy” come from?
zwrotniczy (Polish) comes from Polish zwrotnica, from Polish zwrot, from Polish zwrócić, from Old Polish z-, from Proto-Slavic jьz-, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
zwrotniczy (Polish): pointsman, switchman
Definitions
- pointsman, switchman
Ancestry of “zwrotniczy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | zwrotnica | switch |
| 2 | Polish | zwrot | turn |
| 3 | Polish | zwrócić | to give back, to return; to vomit; to turn to, to... |
| 4 | Old Polish | z- | attached to verbs to form verbs denoting getting something together |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | jьz- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | sъ(n) | with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |