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.
Ancestry of “зре́ть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | зьрѣти | to ripen; to see, to ripen |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | zьrěti | to observe, to look at; to ripen |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
Words derived from “зре́ть”