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Where does “zęti” come from?

zęti (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic źemb-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵembʰ- — to bite, chew; tooth, nail; to pierce, gnaw...

zęti (Proto-Slavic): to freeze?

Definitions

  1. to freeze?

Ancestry of “zęti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicźemb-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵembʰ-to bite, chew; tooth, nail; to pierce, gnaw...

Words derived from “zęti”

  • зябнуть
  • ziębnąć
  • зепсти
  • zepsti
  • zębnǫti
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