Where does “кружи́ть” come from?

кружи́ть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic krǫžiti, from Proto-Slavic krǫgъ, from Proto-Indo-European krongʰ-o-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

кружи́ть (Russian): to turn, to whirl, to spin, to wheel around

Definitions

  1. to turn, to whirl, to spin, to wheel around

Ancestry of “кружи́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickrǫžitito circle
2Proto-Slavickrǫgъcircle
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrongʰ-o-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “кружи́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krongʰ-o- →