Where does “гнести” come from?

гнести (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic gnestì, from Proto-Indo-European gnét-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵen-.

гнести (Old Church Slavonic): to squeeze; to press; to constrict

Definitions

  1. to squeeze; to press; to constrict

Ancestry of “гнести”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgnestìto press
2Proto-Indo-Europeangnét-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵen-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnét- →Every word from Proto-Slavic gnestì →