Where does “заставать” come from?

заставать (Russian) comes from Russian заста́ть, from Russian ста́ть, from Old East Slavic стати, from Proto-Slavic stati, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

заставать (Russian): to find, to catch, to (manage to) meet (e.g. someone at home or at work)

Definitions

  1. to find, to catch, to (manage to) meet (e.g. someone at home or at work)

Ancestry of “заставать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзаста́тьto find, to catch, to (manage to) meet (e.g. someone at home or at work)
2Russianста́тьto stand in a certain location or near someone or something
3Old East Slavicстати—
4Proto-Slavicstatito stand; to become
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic stati →Every word from Old East Slavic стати →