Where does “poleźć” come from?

poleźć (Polish) comes from Polish leźć, from Proto-Slavic lězti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁ǵʰ- — to crawl on the ground; low.

poleźć (Polish): to drag one's heels

Definitions

  1. to drag one's heels

Ancestry of “poleźć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishleźćto go, to walk
2Proto-Slaviclěztito crawl; to climb
3Proto-Balto-Slaviclḗˀźteito crawl
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁ǵʰ-to crawl on the ground; low
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lḗˀźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic lězti →