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
- to stand motionless, to freeze; to come to a...
Ancestry of “замереть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | мере́ть | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | мерети | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | merti | to die |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |