Where does “обмереть” come from?
обмереть (Russian) comes from Russian мере́ть, from Old East Slavic мерети, from Proto-Slavic merti, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
обмереть (Russian): to faint, to lose consciousness
Definitions
- to faint, to lose consciousness
Ancestry of “обмереть”, step by step
обмереть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian мере́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | мере́ть | to die, to perish (in large numbers) |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | мерети | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | merti | to die |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Russian об–
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | об– | before certain letters |