Where does “обжечься” come from?

обжечься (Russian) comes from Russian обже́чь, from Russian жечь, from Old East Slavic жечи, from Proto-Slavic žeťi, from Proto-Slavic gegti, from Proto-Slavic degti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic degtéi, from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti — to burn, to be burning.

обжечься (Russian): to burn oneself

Definitions

  1. to burn oneself

Ancestry of “обжечься”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобже́чьto burn, to scorch
2Russianжечьto burn; to torment
3Old East Slavicжечи—
4Proto-Slavicžeťito burn; to heat up
5Proto-Slavicgegti—
6Proto-Slavicdegti—
7Proto-Balto-Slavicdegtéito burn
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰégʷʰetito burn, to be burning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic degtéi →Every word from Proto-Slavic degti →