Where does “обождать” come from?

обождать (Russian) comes from Russian ждать, from Proto-Slavic žьdati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic g(e)id-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéydʰ- — to yearn for.

обождать (Russian): to wait (for a while), to wait (for)

Definitions

  1. to wait (for a while), to wait (for)

Ancestry of “обождать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianждатьto wait, to wait for; to expect, to await
2Proto-Slavicžьdatito wait, to await
3Proto-Balto-Slavicg(e)id-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéydʰ-to yearn for
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic g(e)id- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьdati →