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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vitędzь, from Proto-Germanic *wīkingaz (whence Old Norse víkingr (bay's dweller)). Doublet of wiking (Viking) and witeź (hero, valiant knight), the former being a more recent borrowing from Germanic and the latter a borrowing from East Slavic.

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Noun

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wiciądz m pers

  1. (obsolete) hero, warrior
    Synonyms: bohater, wojownik

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