Etymology

Kolodzej

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Polish Kołodziej ← Upper Sorbian kołodźej ← Belarusian каладзей
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The story

  1. Proto-Slavic · derived from*kolodějь“wheelwright”
  2. Russian · derived fromКолодзей
  3. Belarusian · derived fromкаладзей
  4. Upper Sorbian · derived fromkołodźej
  5. Polish · derived fromKołodziej
  6. English todayKolodzej

From Polish Kołodziej, Upper Sorbian kołodźej, or Belarusian каладзей (kaladzjej). Alternatively, from Russian Колодзей (Kolodzej), itself from Polish or Belarusian. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kolodějь (“wheelwright”).

Words from the same roots

Upper Sorbiankołodźej all →

Belarusianкаладзей all →

RussianКолодзей all →

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.