Where does “надумать” come from?

надумать (Russian) comes from Russian ду́мать, from Proto-Slavic dumati, from Proto-Germanic dōmijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

надумать (Russian): to make up one's mind, to decide

Definitions

  1. to make up one's mind, to decide

Ancestry of “надумать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianду́матьto think
2Proto-Slavicdumatito think
3Proto-Germanicdōmijanąto judge
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōmijaną →Every word from Proto-Slavic dumati →