Where does “вознаградить” come from?
вознаградить (Russian) comes from Russian награди́ть, from Russian -гради́ть, from Old Church Slavonic градити, from Proto-Slavic gorditi, from Proto-Slavic gȏrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gardas, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.
вознаградить (Russian): to reward
Definitions
- to reward
Ancestry of “вознаградить”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | награди́ть | to reward, to award |
| 2 | Russian | -гради́ть | — |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | градити | to fence, to enclose; to build |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | gorditi | to fence, to enclose; to build |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | gȏrdъ | fortified settlement |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gardas | enclosure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |