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Where does “настораживаться” come from?

настораживаться (Russian) comes from Russian настора́живать, from Russian насторожи́ть, from Russian сторожи́ть, from Russian -и́ть, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

настораживаться (Russian): to prick up one's ears, to pay attention to;...

Definitions

  1. to prick up one's ears, to pay attention to;...

Ancestry of “настораживаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнастора́живать—
2Russianнасторожи́ть—
3Russianсторожи́ть—
4Russian-и́ть—
5Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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