Where does “ръдѣти сѧ” come from?
ръдѣти сѧ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic rъděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rudḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰéh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
Ancestry of “ръдѣти сѧ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | rъděti | to be red; redden? |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | rudḗˀtei | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rudʰéh₁ti | to be red |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |