Where does “cudzołożyć” come from?

cudzołożyć (Polish) comes from Polish łoże, from Proto-Slavic lože, from Proto-Indo-European logʰ-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

cudzołożyć (Polish): to commit adultery

Definitions

  1. to commit adultery

Ancestry of “cudzołożyć”, step by step

cudzołożyć traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish łoże

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishłożefour-poster; bed
2Proto-Slavicložebed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlogʰ-yo-m—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Polish cudzy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishcudzysomeone else's; another's
2Proto-Slavic*ťȗďьforeign, alien, strange

Words derived from “cudzołożyć”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European logʰ-yo-m →Every word from Proto-Slavic lože →