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Where does “voditi” come from?

voditi (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic voditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Ancestry of “voditi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvoditito lead, to conduct
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwádīˀteito lead, to conduct
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
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