Where does “замереть” come from?

замереть (Russian) comes from Russian мере́ть, from Old East Slavic мерети, from Proto-Slavic merti, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

замереть (Russian): to stand motionless, to freeze; to come to a...

Definitions

  1. to stand motionless, to freeze; to come to a...

Ancestry of “замереть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмере́тьto die, to perish (in large numbers)
2Old East Slavicмерети—
3Proto-Slavicmertito die
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Slavic merti →Every word from Old East Slavic мерети →
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