Where does “ług” come from?

ług (Polish) comes from Middle High German louge, from Old High German louga, from Proto-West Germanic *laugu, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

ług (Polish): lye

Definitions

  1. lye

Ancestry of “ług”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlouge—
2Old High Germanlougalye
3Proto-West Germanic*laugu—
4Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “ług”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *laugu →