Where does “оглядываться” come from?

оглядываться (Russian) comes from Russian огля́дывать, from Russian огляде́ть, from Russian о-, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

оглядываться (Russian): to look / glance back (at); to turn (back) to look at something

Definitions

  1. to look / glance back (at); to turn (back) to look at something

Ancestry of “оглядываться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianогля́дыватьto examine, to inspect, to look over
2Russianогляде́тьto examine, to inspect, to look over
3Russianо-prefix added to adjectives or nouns to produce...
4Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
5Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Russian о- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →