Where does “дрьзати” come from?

дрьзати (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic dьržati, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

дрьзати (Old Church Slavonic): to dare

Definitions

  1. to dare

Ancestry of “дрьзати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdьržatito hold
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dьržati →