Where does “гнёт” come from?

гнёт (Russian) comes from Russian гнести́, from Proto-Slavic gnestì, from Proto-Indo-European gnét-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵen-.

гнёт (Russian): press, weight

Definitions

  1. press, weight

Ancestry of “гнёт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгнести́to oppress
2Proto-Slavicgnestìto press
3Proto-Indo-Europeangnét-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵen-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnét- →Every word from Proto-Slavic gnestì →