Etymograph

English

Litwin

Litwin comes from Polish Litwin ‘Lithuanian’, and goes back to Proto-Slavic *Litъva.

  1. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*Litъvareconstructed
  2. PolishmodernLitwa
  3. Polish, derivedmodernLitwin‘Lithuanian’
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*Litъvareconstructed
  2. PolishmodernLitwa
  3. Polish, derivedmodernLitwin‘Lithuanian’
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

name A surname from Polish German.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Slavic *Litъva / Litwin