Where does “наябедничать” come from?
наябедничать (Russian) comes from Russian я́бедничать, from Russian ябеда, from Old Norse embætti, from Proto-Germanic ambahtiją, from Proto-Germanic ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
наябедничать (Russian): to snitch, to inform especially of children
Definitions
- to snitch, to inform especially of children
Ancestry of “наябедничать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | я́бедничать | to snitch, to inform especially of children> |
| 2 | Russian | ябеда | tattletale; slander, snitching |
| 3 | Old Norse | embætti | service, office |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ambahtiją | service, ministry, office, message |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ambahtaz | servant |
| 6 | Gaulish | ambaxtos | vassal, high-ranking servant |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | ambaxtos | servant |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |