Where does “wôdbëc” come from?

wôdbëc (Slovincian) comes from Kashubian bëc, from Proto-Slavic *byti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

wôdbëc (Slovincian): to take place, to happen

Definitions

  1. to take place, to happen

Ancestry of “wôdbëc”, step by step

wôdbëc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kashubian bëc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kashubianbëcto be; to exist
2Proto-Slavic*byti—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Proto-Indo-European wod-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwod-wet; water; water; wet; wet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic *byti →