Where does “дёргать” come from?

дёргать (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic dьrgati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dirˀg-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥Hgʰ, from Proto-Indo-European derHgʰ- — to tug, to stretch; to pluck.

дёргать (Russian): to pull, to tug; to pull out; to twitch, to...

Definitions

  1. to pull, to tug; to pull out; to twitch, to...

Ancestry of “дёргать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdьrgatito comb, to pluck; to pull, to tug, to jerk
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdirˀg-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥Hgʰ—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanderHgʰ-to tug, to stretch; to pluck

Words derived from “дёргать”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European derHgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dr̥Hgʰ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dirˀg- →