Where does “отжечь” come from?

отжечь (Russian) comes from Russian жечь, from Old East Slavic жечи, from Proto-Slavic žeťi, from Proto-Slavic gegti, from Proto-Slavic degti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic degtéi, from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti — to burn, to be burning.

отжечь (Russian): to anneal

Definitions

  1. to anneal

Ancestry of “отжечь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжечьto burn; to torment
2Old East Slavicжечи—
3Proto-Slavicžeťito burn; to heat up
4Proto-Slavicgegti—
5Proto-Slavicdegti—
6Proto-Balto-Slavicdegtéito burn
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰégʷʰetito burn, to be burning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic degtéi →Every word from Proto-Slavic degti →