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Where does “мёрзнуть” come from?

мёрзнуть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic mьrznǫti, from Proto-Slavic mьrzě̀ti — to freeze? to be repulsive? to irritate?.

мёрзнуть (Russian): to freeze, to feel cold; to become frozen

Definitions

  1. to freeze, to feel cold; to become frozen

Ancestry of “мёрзнуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmьrznǫtito freeze
2Proto-Slavicmьrzě̀tito freeze? to be repulsive? to irritate?

Words derived from “мёрзнуть”

  • промёрзнуть
  • промерзать
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