Where does “обузда́ть” come from?

обузда́ть (Russian) comes from Russian узда́, from Old East Slavic узда, from Proto-Slavic uzda — bridle.

обузда́ть (Russian): to curb, to bridle

Definitions

  1. to curb, to bridle

Ancestry of “обузда́ть”, step by step

обузда́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian узда́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianузда́bridle (headgear for horse)
2Old East Slavicуздаbridle
3Proto-Slavicuzdabridle

via Russian об–

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоб–before certain letters

Words derived from “обузда́ть”

Every word from Proto-Slavic uzda →Every word from Old East Slavic узда →Every word from Russian узда́ →