Where does “врѣдити” come from?

врѣдити (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic ити, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

врѣдити (Old Church Slavonic): to harm

Definitions

  1. to harm

Ancestry of “врѣдити”, step by step

врѣдити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic ити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicитиto go; to walk
2Proto-Slavicjьtito go
3Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Old Church Slavonic врѣдъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicврѣдъwound; illness
2Proto-Slavicverdъwart, wound; harm, malice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰ-to grow; to raise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →