Where does “обезвреживать” come from?
обезвреживать (Russian) comes from Russian обезвре́дить, from Russian безвредный, from Russian вред, from Old Church Slavonic врѣдъ, from Proto-Slavic verdъ, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰ- — to grow; to raise.
обезвреживать (Russian): to render harmless
Definitions
- to render harmless
Ancestry of “обезвреживать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | обезвре́дить | to render harmless |
| 2 | Russian | безвредный | harmless |
| 3 | Russian | вред | harm, damage; detriment |
| 4 | Old Church Slavonic | врѣдъ | wound; illness |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | verdъ | wart, wound; harm, malice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰ- | to grow; to raise |