Where does “обнадёжить” come from?
обнадёжить (Russian) comes from Russian надёжа, from Old East Slavic надежа, from Proto-Slavic nadeďa, from Proto-Slavic děti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
обнадёжить (Russian): to assure, to reassure, to encourage
Definitions
- to assure, to reassure, to encourage
Ancestry of “обнадёжить”, step by step
обнадёжить traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian надёжа
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | надёжа | hope; support, stronghold |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | надежа | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | nadeďa | hope |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | děti | to do; to put, to place; to thread, to pass... |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dḗˀtei | to put, to place; to do |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via Russian об–
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | об– | before certain letters |