Where does “дождить” come from?

дождить (Russian) comes from Russian дождь, from Old East Slavic дъждь, from Old Church Slavonic дъждь, from Proto-Slavic dъždžь, from Proto-Indo-European dus-dyu- — bad sky.

дождить (Russian): to rain, to be raining

Definitions

  1. to rain, to be raining

Ancestry of “дождить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдождьrain
2Old East Slavicдъждь—
3Old Church Slavonicдъждьrain
4Proto-Slavicdъždžьrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeandus-dyu-bad sky
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dus-dyu- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъždžь →Every word from Old Church Slavonic дъждь →