Where does “осмелеть” come from?

осмелеть (Russian) comes from Russian смеле́ть, from Russian сме́лый, from Old East Slavic съмѣлъ, from Proto-Slavic sъmělъ, from Proto-Slavic sъměti, from Proto-Slavic sъ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

осмелеть (Russian): to grow bolder

Definitions

  1. to grow bolder

Ancestry of “осмелеть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсмеле́тьto grow bolder
2Russianсме́лыйbold, courageous
3Old East Slavicсъмѣлъ—
4Proto-Slavicsъmělъdaring, audacious, bold
5Proto-Slavicsъmětito dare
6Proto-Slavicsъ-good
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъ- →
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