Where does “лезть” come from?

лезть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic лѣзти, from Proto-Slavic lězti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁ǵʰ- — to crawl on the ground; low.

лезть (Russian): to climb (up, on to), to scramble

Definitions

  1. to climb (up, on to), to scramble

Ancestry of “лезть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicлѣзти—
2Proto-Slaviclěztito crawl; to climb
3Proto-Balto-Slaviclḗˀźteito crawl
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁ǵʰ-to crawl on the ground; low

Words derived from “лезть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lḗˀźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic lězti →