Where does “bŏzyn” come from?

bŏzyn (Silesian) comes from Old Polish błazno, from Proto-Slavic blaznъ, from Proto-Slavic blaznь, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

bŏzyn (Silesian): court jester, fool, joker

Definitions

  1. court jester, fool, joker

Ancestry of “bŏzyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishbłaznojester, fool
2Proto-Slavicblaznъtempting, seductive
3Proto-Slavicblaznьbait
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic blaznь →Every word from Proto-Slavic blaznъ →