Where does “говѣинъ” come from?

говѣинъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic говѣти, from Proto-Slavic gověti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰow-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰew- — to honour, venerate, revere, worship.

говѣинъ (Old Church Slavonic): worthy, pious, respected

Definitions

  1. worthy, pious, respected

Ancestry of “говѣинъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicговѣтиto live piously,to fear God
2Proto-Slavicgovětito revere, to fast
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰow-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰew-to honour, venerate, revere, worship
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰow- →Every word from Proto-Slavic gověti →