Where does “Bydgoszcz” come from?
Bydgoszcz (Portuguese) comes from Polish Bydgoszcz, from Polish Byd(i)gostь, from Proto-Slavic bъděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic budḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.
Ancestry of “Bydgoszcz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | Bydgoszcz | — |
| 2 | Polish | Byd(i)gostь | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | bъděti | to be awake |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | budḗˀtei | to be awake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |