Where does “кружиться” come from?

кружиться (Russian) comes from Russian кружи́ть, 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.

кружиться (Russian): to spin, to whirl, to go round, to circle

Definitions

  1. to spin, to whirl, to go round, to circle

Ancestry of “кружиться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкружи́тьto turn, to whirl, to spin, to wheel around
2Proto-Slavickrǫžitito circle
3Proto-Slavickrǫgъcircle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrongʰ-o-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krongʰ-o- →
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