Where does “жиреть” come from?

жиреть (Russian) comes from Russian -е́ть, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

жиреть (Russian): to become fat

Definitions

  1. to become fat

Ancestry of “жиреть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-е́ть—
2Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ěti →Every word from Russian -е́ть →