Where does “обалдеть” come from?

обалдеть (Russian) comes from Russian балде́ть, from Russian -е́ть, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

обалдеть (Russian): to stop thinking clearly, to take leave of one's...

Definitions

  1. to stop thinking clearly, to take leave of one's...

Ancestry of “обалдеть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбалде́тьto stop thinking clearly, to take leave of one's senses
2Russian-е́ть—
3Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ěti →Every word from Russian -е́ть →