Where does “дължьнъ” come from?

дължьнъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic *dъlžьnъ, from Proto-Slavic dъlgъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰlegʰ- — to owe, be indebted to.

дължьнъ (Old East Slavic): obliged

Definitions

  1. obliged

Ancestry of “дължьнъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*dъlžьnъobliged
2Proto-Slavicdъlgъdebt
3Proto-Indo-European*dʰlegʰ-to owe, be indebted to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰlegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъlgъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic *dъlžьnъ →
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