Where does “bednorka” come from?
bednorka (Slovincian) comes from Slovincian bednorz, from Polish Bednarz, from Old Polish bednarz, from Middle High German bütenære, from Middle High German -ære, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
bednorka (Slovincian): cooper's wife
Definitions
- cooper's wife
Ancestry of “bednorka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovincian | bednorz | cooper |
| 2 | Polish | Bednarz | cooper |
| 3 | Old Polish | bednarz | cooper |
| 4 | Middle High German | bütenære | cooper |
| 5 | Middle High German | -ære | — |
| 6 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 9 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |