Where does “вѣтвь” come from?

вѣтвь (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic *větvь, from Proto-Indo-European wéh₁itis, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

вѣтвь (Old Church Slavonic): branch

Definitions

  1. branch

Ancestry of “вѣтвь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*větvьbranch
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwéh₁itisthat which twines or bends; branch, switch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéh₁itis →Every word from Proto-Slavic *větvь →