Where does “отве́ргнуть” come from?
отве́ргнуть (Russian) comes from Russian отвергнуть, from Russian -ве́ргнуть, from Proto-Slavic vьrgnǫti, from Proto-Indo-European wergʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂werg- — to turn.
отве́ргнуть (Russian): to reject, to repel, to repudiate, to scout reject with contempt, to waive, to disallow
Definitions
- to reject, to repel, to repudiate, to scout reject with contempt, to waive, to disallow
Ancestry of “отве́ргнуть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | отвергнуть | to reject, to repel, to repudiate, to scout reject with contempt, to waive, to disallow |
| 2 | Russian | -ве́ргнуть | to throw |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vьrgnǫti | to throw |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wergʷ- | to cast |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂werg- | to turn |