Where does “задёргать” come from?

задёргать (Russian) comes from Russian дёргать, from Proto-Slavic dьrgati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dirˀg-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥Hgʰ, from Proto-Indo-European derHgʰ- — to tug, to stretch; to pluck.

задёргать (Russian): to tug at; to torment through repeatedly tugging...

Definitions

  1. to tug at; to torment through repeatedly tugging...

Ancestry of “задёргать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдёргатьto pull, to tug; to pull out; to twitch, to...
2Proto-Slavicdьrgatito comb, to pluck; to pull, to tug, to jerk
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdirˀg-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥Hgʰ—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanderHgʰ-to tug, to stretch; to pluck

Words derived from “задёргать”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European derHgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dr̥Hgʰ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dirˀg- →