Where does “опустеть” come from?

опустеть (Russian) comes from Russian пусте́ть, from Russian -е́ть, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

опустеть (Russian): to become empty; to become deserted

Definitions

  1. to become empty; to become deserted

Ancestry of “опустеть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпусте́тьto become empty
2Russian-е́ть—
3Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ěti →Every word from Russian -е́ть →