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Where does “išgerti” come from?

išgerti (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian gerti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gerˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

išgerti (Lithuanian): to drink up, drink dry, drink full entirety in...

Definitions

  1. to drink up, drink dry, drink full entirety in...

Ancestry of “išgerti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniangertidrink; drink , booze; soak up, absorb
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgerˀteidevour, lap up
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
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