Where does “wzgarda” come from?

wzgarda (Vilamovian) comes from Polish wzgarda, from Polish wzgardzić, from Polish wz-, from Proto-Slavic vъz-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź — on, at; in return for.

wzgarda (Vilamovian): contempt, disdain

Definitions

  1. contempt, disdain

Ancestry of “wzgarda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwzgardascorn, disdain, contempt
2Polishwzgardzićto despise, to disdain
3Polishwz-emphasizes the beginning, intensification, or bringing into effect of what the base verb means
4Proto-Slavicvъz-up; back
5Proto-Balto-Slavicuźon, at; in return for
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъz- →Every word from Polish wz- →