Where does “обет” come from?

обет (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic вѣтъ, from Proto-Slavic větъ, from Proto-Indo-European weyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

обет (Russian): vow, promise; pledge

Definitions

  1. vow, promise; pledge

Ancestry of “обет”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicвѣтъagreement
2Proto-Slavicvětъtalk, agreement
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyt-that which winds or bends, branch, switch;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyt- →