Where does “gołoledź” come from?

gołoledź (Polish) comes from Polish lód, from Old Polish lod, from Proto-Slavic ledъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ledús, from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ-u-s, from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ- — ice.

gołoledź (Polish): black ice, glazed frost

Definitions

  1. black ice, glazed frost

Ancestry of “gołoledź”, step by step

gołoledź traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish lód

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlódice; ice cream, particularly ice cream in a cone,...
2Old Polishlodice
3Proto-Slavicledъice
4Proto-Balto-Slavicledúswater in frozen form; ice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanledʰ-u-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanledʰ-ice

via Polish Goły

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishGołynaked, bare
2Old Polishgołybare, naked, nude
3Proto-Slavicgolъbald; bare, naked, nude
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ-u-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ledús →