Where does “подбежать” come from?

подбежать (Russian) comes from Russian бежа́ть, from Russian бечь, from Proto-Slavic běťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bḗˀgtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰégʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.

подбежать (Russian): to run up, to come running up to

Definitions

  1. to run up, to come running up to

Ancestry of “подбежать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбежа́тьto run, to be running
2Russianбечь—
3Proto-SlavicběťiAlternative form of *běgati; to run, flee; to...
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbḗˀgteito flee, run
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰégʷeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰégʷeti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bḗˀgtei →