Where does “одержимый” come from?

одержимый (Russian) comes from Russian одержа́ть, from Old East Slavic одержати.

одержимый (Russian): possessed (by), obsessed (by)

Definitions

  1. possessed (by), obsessed (by)

Ancestry of “одержимый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianодержа́тьto win, to gain
2Old East Slavicодержати—
Every word from Old East Slavic одержати →Every word from Russian одержа́ть →