Where does “bėgti” come from?

bėgti (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic bḗˀgtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰégʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.

bėgti (Lithuanian): to run; to hurry; to run away, escape

Definitions

  1. to run; to hurry; to run away, escape

Ancestry of “bėgti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicbḗˀgteito flee, run
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰégʷeti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰégʷeti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bḗˀgtei →