Where does “odchudzić” come from?

odchudzić (Polish) comes 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.

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

Definitions

to cause to lose weight, to slim down

Ancestry of “odchudzić”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Polish	Chudy	thin, lean
2	Old Polish	chudy	poor
3	Proto-Slavic	xudъ	small, little, weak
4	Proto-Indo-European	ksowdós	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	k⁽ʷ⁾sewd-	to crush, disperse; to disintegrate
6	Proto-Indo-European	kes-	to scrape, comb

Words derived from “odchudzić”

odchudzać
odchudzanie

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