Where does “ве́дать” come from?

ве́дать (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic věděti, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

ве́дать (Russian): to know, to be in charge

Definitions

  1. to know, to be in charge

Ancestry of “ве́дать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvědětito know; to foresee
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “ве́дать”

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