Where does “вздёргивать” come from?

вздёргивать (Russian) comes from Russian вздёрнуть, from Russian вз-, from Proto-Slavic vъz-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź — on, at; in return for.

вздёргивать (Russian): to hitch up, to jerk up; to hang, to string up

Definitions

  1. to hitch up, to jerk up; to hang, to string up

Ancestry of “вздёргивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвздёрнутьto hitch up, to jerk up; to hang, to string up
2Russianвз-upwards, up; returning, re-
3Proto-Slavicvъz-up; back
4Proto-Balto-Slavicuźon, at; in return for

Words derived from “вздёргивать”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъz- →Every word from Russian вз- →