Where does “мудрёный” come from?

мудрёный (Russian) comes from Russian мудри́ть, 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,...

мудрёный (Russian): difficult; intricate, complicated; strange, odd

Definitions

  1. difficult; intricate, complicated; strange, odd

Ancestry of “мудрёный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмудри́тьto be too clever, to complicate things unnecessarily
2Russianму́дрыйwise
3Old East Slavicмудръ—
4Proto-Slavicmǫdrъwise
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmodʰrosblue
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European modʰros →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫdrъ →