Where does “dłużny” come from?

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

dłużny (Polish): beholden, indebted

Definitions

  1. beholden, indebted

Ancestry of “dłużny”, 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 →