Where does “обду́мать” come from?
обду́мать (Russian) comes from Russian ду́мать, from Proto-Slavic dumati, from Proto-Germanic dōmijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
обду́мать (Russian): to consider, to think over, to weigh
Definitions
- to consider, to think over, to weigh
Ancestry of “обду́мать”, step by step
обду́мать traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian ду́мать
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ду́мать | to think |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dumati | to think |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dōmijaną | to judge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via Russian об–
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | об– | before certain letters |