Where does “повисеть” come from?

повисеть (Russian) comes from Russian висе́ть, from Old East Slavic висѣти, from Proto-Slavic visěti — to hang; to be suspended.

повисеть (Russian): to hang, to be suspended

Definitions

  1. to hang, to be suspended

Ancestry of “повисеть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвисе́тьto hang
2Old East Slavicвисѣти—
3Proto-Slavicvisětito hang; to be suspended
Every word from Proto-Slavic visěti →Every word from Old East Slavic висѣти →Every word from Russian висе́ть →
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