Where does “отведывать” come from?

отведывать (Russian) comes from Russian отве́дать, from Russian ве́дать, from Proto-Slavic věděti, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

отведывать (Russian): to try, to taste

Definitions

  1. to try, to taste

Ancestry of “отведывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотве́датьto try, to taste
2Russianве́датьto know, to be in charge
3Proto-Slavicvědětito know; to foresee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Slavic věděti →