Where does “настежь” come from?

настежь (Russian) comes from Russian стежь, from Russian на́, from Proto-Slavic na, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

настежь (Russian): wide open

Definitions

  1. wide open

Ancestry of “настежь”, step by step

настежь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian стежь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстежьroad, path
2Russianна́here you go! (encouraging someone to accept something, used when giving or providing something, i.e., "take it!", "here you goǃ")
3Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Russian на

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнаhere you go! (encouraging someone to accept something, used when giving or providing something, i.e., "take it!", "here you goǃ")
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Russian на́ →