Where does “ciężkostrawny” come from?

ciężkostrawny (Polish) comes from Polish Ciężki, from Old Polish ciężki, from Proto-Slavic tęžьkъ, from Lithuanian tingus, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

ciężkostrawny (Polish): stodgy

Definitions

  1. stodgy

Ancestry of “ciężkostrawny”, step by step

ciężkostrawny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Ciężki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishCiężkiheavy
2Old Polishciężkiheavy
3Proto-Slavictęžьkъheavy
4Lithuaniantinguslazy
5Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Polish strawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishstrawafood, fodder
2Proto-Slavic*sъtravafood, fodder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ- →Every word from Lithuanian tingus →