Where does “задвига́ть” come from?
задвига́ть (Russian) comes from Russian задви́нуть, from Russian дви́нуть, from Proto-Slavic dvignǫti, from Proto-Slavic dvigati, from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)vigъ, from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)va — 2.
задвига́ть (Russian): to start moving
Definitions
- to start moving
Ancestry of “задвига́ть”, step by step
задвига́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian задви́нуть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | задви́нуть | to push (into), to slide (into) (e.g. curtains, drawer, etc.) |
| 2 | Russian | дви́нуть | to move, to set going |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | dvignǫti | to lift, raise |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | dvigati | to raise, lift, move up |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | d(ъ)vigъ | branching, buttress serving as lever |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | d(ъ)va | 2 |
via Russian дви́гать
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | дви́гать | to move, to set going |