Where does “зьрѣти” come from?

зьрѣти (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic zьrěti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

зьрѣти (Old Church Slavonic): to see; to look at, behold

Definitions

  1. to see; to look at, behold

Ancestry of “зьрѣти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczьrětito observe, to look at; to ripen
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “зьрѣти

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Proto-Slavic zьrěti