Where does “жечь” come from?

жечь (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic жечи, from Proto-Slavic žeťi, from Proto-Slavic gegti, from Proto-Slavic degti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic degtéi, from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti — to burn, to be burning.

жечь (Russian): to burn; to torment

Definitions

  1. to burn; to torment

Ancestry of “жечь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicжечи—
2Proto-Slavicžeťito burn; to heat up
3Proto-Slavicgegti—
4Proto-Slavicdegti—
5Proto-Balto-Slavicdegtéito burn
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰégʷʰetito burn, to be burning

Words derived from “жечь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic degtéi →Every word from Proto-Slavic degti →