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English word origin

Etymology of bigos

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bi Proto-West Germanic *bī Old High German bī Middle High German bī Ge

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A traditional Polish stew containing cabbage and meat

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bi Proto-West Germanic *bī Old High German bī Middle High German bī German bei German bei- German Guss German Beigussbor. Polish bigosbor. English bigos Borrowed from Polish bigos.

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