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
Ancestry of “настежь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | стежь | road, path |
| 2 | Russian | на́ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | na | on; concerning; onto |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |