Where does “дви́гать” come from?

дви́гать (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic dvigati, from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)vigъ, from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)va — 2.

дви́гать (Russian): to move, to set going

Definitions

  1. to move, to set going

Ancestry of “дви́гать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdvigatito raise, lift, move up
2Proto-Slavicd(ъ)vigъbranching, buttress serving as lever
3Proto-Slavicd(ъ)va2

Words derived from “дви́гать

Every word from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)vaEvery word from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)vigъEvery word from Proto-Slavic dvigati