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Where does “брести” come from?
брести (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic brestì, from Proto-Indo-European bʰredʰ- — to wade.
Ancestry of “брести”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Slavic
brestì
to wade
2
Proto-Indo-European
bʰredʰ-
to wade
Words derived from “брести”
брести
брести́
побрести
забрести
разбрестись
разбрести́сь
набрести
взбрести
забрести́
добрести
брести
пробрести
забредать
разбредаться
взбредать
бредень
добредать
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰredʰ- →
Every word from Proto-Slavic brestì →