Wrocław jako pra- i staropolska nazwa o archaicznej strukturze
Wrocław as a proto- and old-Polish name with an archaic structure

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the origin and meaning of the name Wrocław in an interdisciplinary context: archaeological, historical and linguistic. The name of the widely-known capital of Lower Silesia belongs to the old nomenclature of the all-Slavic character, which is indicated by the archetypal structure of the name. The article presents: the state of research, a critical analysis of toponymic and anthroponymic source material, brief information about the language of the Slavic tribes and selected names of the oldest districts of Wrocław. As early as in the 10th century, Wrocław was an important stronghold, around which Polish-language settlement developed. The name Wrocław has undergone complicated evolution reflecting the proto-Slavic, German and Czech influences. An all-Slavic common name Wrocisław > Wrocław, known throughout the Slavic region and commemorating the name of the town, was fixed in the pre-form of the name.

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