Where does “odchudzać” come from?

odchudzać (Polish) comes from Polish odchudzić, from Polish Chudy, from Old Polish chudy, from Proto-Slavic xudъ, from Proto-Indo-European ksowdós, from Proto-Indo-European k⁽ʷ⁾sewd-, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.

odchudzać (Polish): to cause to lose weight, to slim down

Definitions

  1. to cause to lose weight, to slim down

Ancestry of “odchudzać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishodchudzićto cause to lose weight, to slim down
2PolishChudythin, lean
3Old Polishchudypoor
4Proto-Slavicxudъsmall, little, weak
5Proto-Indo-Europeanksowdós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeank⁽ʷ⁾sewd-to crush, disperse; to disintegrate
7Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb

Words derived from “odchudzać”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European k⁽ʷ⁾sewd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksowdós →