Where does “běsnit” come from?

běsnit (Czech) comes from Czech běs, from Old Czech běs, from Proto-Slavic běsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic baiˀsás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoyh₂-dʰh₁-so-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

běsnit (Czech): to rage, to rave, to rampage

Definitions

  1. to rage, to rave, to rampage

Ancestry of “běsnit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechběsdemon
2Old Czechběs—
3Proto-Slavicběsъrage, amok → rabies; demon, evil spirit
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbaiˀsásdemon, evil spirit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoyh₂-dʰh₁-so-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

Words derived from “běsnit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoyh₂-dʰh₁-so-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic baiˀsás →