Where does “перегибаться” come from?

перегибаться (Russian) comes from Russian перегиба́ть, from Russian пере-, from Proto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

перегибаться (Russian): to bend; to lean over, to lean; passive of...

Definitions

  1. to bend; to lean over, to lean; passive of...

Ancestry of “перегибаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianперегиба́тьto fold, to bend
2Russianпере-over, over again; across, trans-; too much
3Proto-Slavicper-over-; re-
4Proto-Slavicpro-pro-, for-, through
5Proto-Slavic*profor
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra
7Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pró
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