Where does “задумываться” come from?

задумываться (Russian) comes from Russian заду́мывать, from Russian заду́мать, from Russian ду́мать, from Proto-Slavic dumati, from Proto-Germanic dōmijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

задумываться (Russian): to think, to meditate, to reflect

Definitions

  1. to think, to meditate, to reflect

Ancestry of “задумываться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзаду́мыватьto plan, to conceive, to intend, to have the intention
2Russianзаду́матьto devise
3Russianду́матьto think
4Proto-Slavicdumatito think
5Proto-Germanicdōmijanąto judge
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōmijaną →Every word from Proto-Slavic dumati →