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Where does “повергнуть” come from?

повергнуть (Russian) comes from Russian -ве́ргнуть, from Proto-Slavic vьrgnǫti, from Proto-Indo-European wergʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂werg- — to turn.

Ancestry of “повергнуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ве́ргнутьto throw
2Proto-Slavicvьrgnǫtito throw
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwergʷ-to cast
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂werg-to turn

Words derived from “повергнуть”

  • повергать
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