Where does “невѣстьникъ” come from?

невѣстьникъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic невѣста, from Serbo-Croatian nevesta, from Proto-Slavic nevěsta, from Proto-Slavic věděti, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

невѣстьникъ (Old Church Slavonic): bridegroom

Definitions

  1. bridegroom

Ancestry of “невѣстьникъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicневѣстаbride
2Serbo-Croatiannevestabride
3Proto-Slavicnevěstabride
4Proto-Slavicvědětito know; to foresee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Slavic věděti →