Where does “вести” come from?

вести (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic vestì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic westéi, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

вести (Old East Slavic): to lead

Definitions

  1. to lead

Ancestry of “вести”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvestìto lead, conduct
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwestéito lead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic westéi →Every word from Proto-Slavic vestì →