Where does “обезножить” come from?

обезножить (Russian) comes from Russian нога́, from Old East Slavic нога, from Proto-Slavic nogà, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

обезножить (Russian): to leave someone without legs, to usually figuratively, to as in making someone extremely tired

Definitions

  1. to leave someone without legs, to usually figuratively, to as in making someone extremely tired

Ancestry of “обезножить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнога́foot, leg; legs; leg
2Old East Slavicногаleg
3Proto-Slavicnogàfoot, leg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nogà →Every word from Old East Slavic нога →