Where does “задёргивать” come from?

задёргивать (Russian) comes from Russian задёрнуть, from Russian дёрнуть, from Proto-Slavic dьrnǫti — to comb; to pull off, to tug, to yank.

задёргивать (Russian): to draw, to pull, to shut; to torment through...

Definitions

  1. to draw, to pull, to shut; to torment through...

Ancestry of “задёргивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзадёрнутьto draw, to pull, to shut
2Russianдёрнутьto pull, to tug; to pull out; to twitch, to...
3Proto-Slavicdьrnǫtito comb; to pull off, to tug, to yank
Every word from Proto-Slavic dьrnǫti →Every word from Russian дёрнуть →Every word from Russian задёрнуть →