Where does “обвести” come from?

обвести (Russian) comes from Russian вести́, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

обвести (Russian): to lead; to encircle, to surround; to outline, to...

Definitions

  1. to lead; to encircle, to surround; to outline, to...

Ancestry of “обвести”, step by step

обвести traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian вести́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвести́to conduct, direct; to lead
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

via Russian об–

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоб–before certain letters
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Russian вести́ →