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Where does “задвигаться” come from?

задвигаться (Russian) comes from Russian задвига́ть, 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.

задвигаться (Russian): to shut, to close, to slide; to be slidable, to...

Definitions

  1. to shut, to close, to slide; to be slidable, to...

Ancestry of “задвигаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзадвига́ть—
2Russianзадви́нуть—
3Russianдви́нуть—
4Proto-Slavicdvignǫtito lift, raise
5Proto-Slavicdvigatito raise, lift, move up
6Proto-Slavicd(ъ)vigъbranching, buttress serving as lever
7Proto-Slavicd(ъ)va2
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