Where does “мудри́ть” come from?

мудри́ть (Russian) comes from Russian му́дрый, from Old East Slavic мудръ, from Proto-Slavic mǫdrъ, from Proto-Indo-European modʰros, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

мудри́ть (Russian): to be too clever, to complicate things unnecessarily

Definitions

  1. to be too clever, to complicate things unnecessarily

Ancestry of “мудри́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianму́дрыйwise
2Old East Slavicмудръ—
3Proto-Slavicmǫdrъwise
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmodʰrosblue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “мудри́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European modʰros →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫdrъ →