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Where does “насторожить” come from?

насторожить (Russian) comes 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.

Ancestry of “насторожить”, step by step

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

Words derived from “насторожить”

  • настораживать
  • насторожиться
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →