Where does “зре́ть” come from?

зре́ть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic зьрѣти, from Proto-Slavic zьrěti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

зре́ть (Russian): to ripen, to mature

Definitions

  1. to ripen, to mature

Ancestry of “зре́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicзьрѣтиto ripen; to see, to ripen
2Proto-Slaviczьrětito observe, to look at; to ripen
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “зре́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zьrěti →Every word from Old East Slavic зьрѣти →