Where does “дёрнуть” come from?

дёрнуть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic dьrnǫti — to comb; to pull off, to tug, to yank.

дёрнуть (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 “дёрнуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdьrnǫtito comb; to pull off, to tug, to yank

Words derived from “дёрнуть

Every word from Proto-Slavic dьrnǫti