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Where does “lodówka” come from?

lodówka (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.

lodówka (Polish): refrigerator; icebox, cold closet; long-tailed...

Definitions

  1. refrigerator; icebox, cold closet; long-tailed...

Ancestry of “lodówka”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ- →