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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianду́матьto think
2Proto-Slavicdumatito think
3Proto-Germanicdōmijanąto judge
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Russian об–

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоб–before certain letters

Words derived from “обду́мать

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic dōmijanąEvery word from Proto-Slavic dumati