Where does “gegti” come from?

gegti (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic degti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic degtéi, from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti — to burn, to be burning.

Ancestry of “gegti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdegti
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdegtéito burn
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰégʷʰetito burn, to be burning

Words derived from “gegti

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰetiEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic degtéiEvery word from Proto-Slavic degti