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
- to shut, to close, to slide; to be slidable, to...
Ancestry of “задвигаться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | задвига́ть | to start moving |
| 2 | Russian | задви́нуть | to push (into), to slide (into) (e.g. curtains, drawer, etc.) |
| 3 | Russian | дви́нуть | to move, to set going |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | dvignǫti | to lift, raise |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | dvigati | to raise, lift, move up |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | d(ъ)vigъ | branching, buttress serving as lever |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | d(ъ)va | 2 |