Where does “говеть” come from?

говеть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic gověti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰow-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰew- — to honour, venerate, revere, worship.

говеть (Russian): to fast and attend church services in preparation...

Definitions

  1. to fast and attend church services in preparation...

Ancestry of “говеть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgovětito revere, to fast
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰow-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰew-to honour, venerate, revere, worship

Words derived from “говеть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰow- →Every word from Proto-Slavic gověti →