Where does “побрести” come from?

побрести (Russian) comes from Russian брести́, from Old East Slavic брести, from Proto-Slavic brestì, from Proto-Indo-European bʰredʰ- — to wade.

побрести (Russian): to plod, to start wandering

Definitions

  1. to plod, to start wandering

Ancestry of “побрести”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбрести́to wander, to stroll; to stroll pensively
2Old East Slavicбрести—
3Proto-Slavicbrestìto wade
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰredʰ-to wade
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰredʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic brestì →Every word from Old East Slavic брести →
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