Where does “schudnúť” come from?

schudnúť (Slovak) comes from Slovak chudnúť, from Slovak Chudý, from Proto-Slavic xudъ, from Proto-Indo-European ksowdós, from Proto-Indo-European k⁽ʷ⁾sewd-, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.

schudnúť (Slovak): to lose weight

Definitions

  1. to lose weight

Ancestry of “schudnúť”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakchudnúťto lose weight
2SlovakChudýlean
3Proto-Slavicxudъsmall, little, weak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanksowdós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeank⁽ʷ⁾sewd-to crush, disperse; to disintegrate
6Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European k⁽ʷ⁾sewd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksowdós →