Where does “керівниця” come from?
керівниця (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian керівни́к, from Polish kierownik, from Polish kierować, from German kehren, from Middle High German kēren, from Old High German kerian, from Proto-Germanic karzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵers- — to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...
Ancestry of “керівниця”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | керівни́к | head, chief |
| 2 | Polish | kierownik | manager, head, leader, chief |
| 3 | Polish | kierować | to direct, to head, to be in command of; to drive... |
| 4 | German | kehren | to sweep; to turn; to care about |
| 5 | Middle High German | kēren | — |
| 6 | Old High German | kerian | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | karzijaną | to turn, sweep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵers- | to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things... |