Where does “говѣти” come from?

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

говѣти (Old Church Slavonic): to live piously,to fear God

Definitions

  1. to live piously,to fear God

Ancestry of “говѣти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgovětito revere, to fast
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰow-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰew-to honour, venerate, revere, worship

Words derived from “говѣти”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰow- →Every word from Proto-Slavic gověti →