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Where does “polsk” come from?

polsk (Swedish) comes from Swedish Polen, from German Polen, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

polsk (Swedish): Polish; of or pertaining to Poland

Definitions

  1. Polish; of or pertaining to Poland

Ancestry of “polsk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishPolen—
2GermanPoleninflection of Pole: ## genitive/dative/accusative...
3German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
4Middle High German-en—
5Old High German-īn—
6Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “polsk”

  • polska
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →