English
Plewa
Plewa comes from Polish plewa ‘chaff, husk’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pelH-u-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pelH-u-reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*pelva‘chaff’reconstructed
- Polishmodernplewa‘chaff, husk’
- EnglishtodayPlewa
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pelH-u-reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*pelva‘chaff’reconstructed
- Polishmodernplewa‘chaff, husk’
- EnglishtodayPlewa
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *pelH-u-
Today it means
name A surname from Polish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pelH-u- / Plewa