Where does “ме́длить” come from?

ме́длить (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic *mъdьliti — to slow, to delay, to linger.

ме́длить (Russian): to delay, to linger, to procrastinate, to hesitate, to tarry

Definitions

  1. to delay, to linger, to procrastinate, to hesitate, to tarry

Ancestry of “ме́длить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*mъdьlitito slow, to delay, to linger

Words derived from “ме́длить

Every word from Proto-Slavic *mъdьliti