Where does “ду́мать” come from?

ду́мать (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic dumati, from Proto-Germanic dōmijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

ду́мать (Russian): to think

Definitions

  1. to think

Ancestry of “ду́мать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdumatito think
2Proto-Germanicdōmijanąto judge
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “ду́мать”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōmijaną →Every word from Proto-Slavic dumati →
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