Where does “безвредный” come from?

безвредный (Russian) comes from Russian вред, from Old Church Slavonic врѣдъ, from Proto-Slavic verdъ, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰ- — to grow; to raise.

безвредный (Russian): harmless

Definitions

  1. harmless

Ancestry of “безвредный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвредharm, damage; detriment
2Old Church Slavonicврѣдъwound; illness
3Proto-Slavicverdъwart, wound; harm, malice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰ-to grow; to raise

Words derived from “безвредный”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic verdъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic врѣдъ →