English
starost
Starost comes from Polish starosta ‘administrative head of a starostwo’, and goes back to Proto-Slavic *starosta.
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*starostareconstructed
- Polishmodernstarosta‘administrative head of a starostwo’
- Englishtodaystarost
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*starostareconstructed
- Polishmodernstarosta‘administrative head of a starostwo’
- Englishtodaystarost
Every English word from Proto-Slavic *starosta
Today it means
noun A Polish nobleman who possessed a starosty.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Slavic *starosta / starost