Where does “обледене́ть” come from?
обледене́ть (Russian) comes from Russian леденеть, from Russian лёд, from Old East Slavic ледъ, from Proto-Slavic lȇdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ledús, from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ-u-s, from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ- — ice.
обледене́ть (Russian): to become covered with ice, to ice over
Definitions
- to become covered with ice, to ice over
Ancestry of “обледене́ть”, step by step
обледене́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian леденеть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | леденеть | to turn to ice, to freeze; to freeze, to feel... |
| 2 | Russian | лёд | ice |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | ледъ | ice |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | lȇdъ | ice |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ledús | water in frozen form; ice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ledʰ-u-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ledʰ- | ice |
via Russian об–
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | об– | before certain letters |