Where does “nevesti” come from?

nevesti (Romanian) comes from Romanian nevastă, from Old Church Slavonic невѣста, from Serbo-Croatian nevesta, from Proto-Slavic nevěsta, from Proto-Slavic věděti, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

nevesti (Romanian): to marry

Definitions

  1. to marry

Ancestry of “nevesti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannevastăbride; wife
2Old Church Slavonicневѣстаbride
3Serbo-Croatiannevestabride
4Proto-Slavicnevěstabride
5Proto-Slavicvědětito know; to foresee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “nevesti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Slavic věděti →