Where does “niedźwiydź” come from?

niedźwiydź (Silesian) comes from Old Polish niedźwiedź, from Proto-Slavic medvědь, from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis.

niedźwiydź (Silesian): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “niedźwiydź”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishniedźwiedźbear
2Proto-Slavicmedvědьbear
3Proto-Slavicmedu-ēdis—
Every word from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis →Every word from Proto-Slavic medvědь →Every word from Old Polish niedźwiedź →