Where does “вышагивать” come from?

вышагивать (Russian) comes from Russian вы́шагать, from Russian вы́-, from Old East Slavic вꙑ-, from Proto-Slavic vy-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

вышагивать (Russian): to pace, to measure by pacing; to goosestep

Definitions

  1. to pace, to measure by pacing; to goosestep

Ancestry of “вышагивать”, step by step

вышагивать traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian вы́шагать

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвы́шагатьto pace, to measure by pacing
2Russianвы́-out, out from describing an action of moving outside from inside
3Old East Slavicвꙑ-—
4Proto-Slavicvy-out
5Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Russian вы́шагнуть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвы́шагнутьto goosestep
2Russianшагну́тьto step move on the feet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Russian вы́- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́ →