Where does “uniżyć” come from?

uniżyć (Silesian) comes from Old Polish uniżyć, from Old Polish *niżyć, from Old Polish niski, from Proto-Slavic nizъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European ni- — down, below.

uniżyć (Silesian): to lower, to abase, to humble

Definitions

  1. to lower, to abase, to humble

Ancestry of “uniżyć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishuniżyćto make smaller; to lower
2Old Polish*niżyć—
3Old Polishniskilow, short
4Proto-Slavicnizъkъlow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanni-down, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nizъkъ →Every word from Old Polish niski →