Where does “ведь” come from?

ведь (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic вѣдѣ.

ведь (Russian): after all; indeed, surely; why, well

Definitions

  1. after all; indeed, surely; why, well

Ancestry of “ведь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicвѣдѣ—

Words derived from “ведь”

Every word from Old East Slavic вѣдѣ →