Where does “заледенеть” come from?

заледенеть (Russian) comes from Russian леденеть, from Russian лёд, from Old East Slavic ледъ, from Proto-Slavic lȇdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ledús, from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ-u-s, from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ- — ice.

заледенеть (Russian): to turn to ice, to freeze

Definitions

  1. to turn to ice, to freeze

Ancestry of “заледенеть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianледенетьto turn to ice, to freeze; to freeze, to feel...
2Russianлёдice
3Old East Slavicледъice
4Proto-Slaviclȇdъice
5Proto-Balto-Slavicledúswater in frozen form; ice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanledʰ-u-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanledʰ-ice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ-u-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ledús →