Where does “оузьрѣти” come from?

оузьрѣти (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic оу, from Proto-Slavic u, from Proto-Balto-Slavic au, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

оузьрѣти (Old Church Slavonic): see, perceive

Definitions

  1. see, perceive

Ancestry of “оузьрѣти”, step by step

оузьрѣти traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic оу

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicоуfrom; at; in
2Proto-Slavicuat, near, by
3Proto-Balto-Slavicau—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Old Church Slavonic зьрѣти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicзьрѣтиto see; to look at, behold
2Proto-Slaviczьrětito observe, to look at; to ripen
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic au →