Where does “завидеть” come from?

завидеть (Russian) comes from Russian ви́деть, from Proto-Slavic viděti, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

завидеть (Russian): to see, to catch sight of, to notice (from afar)

Definitions

  1. to see, to catch sight of, to notice (from afar)

Ancestry of “завидеть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianви́детьto see
2Proto-Slavicvidětito see
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Slavic viděti →Every word from Russian ви́деть →