Where does “ôwoc” come from?

ôwoc (Silesian) comes from Old Polish owoc, from Proto-Slavic ovoťe, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weks- — to increase, to enlarge.

ôwoc (Silesian): fruit

Definitions

  1. fruit

Ancestry of “ôwoc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishowoc—
2Proto-Slavicovoťefruit; vegetable
3Proto-Indo-European*h₂weks-to increase, to enlarge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ovoťe →Every word from Old Polish owoc →