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Where does “подвести” come from?

подвести (Russian) comes from Russian вести́, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

подвести (Russian): to bring closer; to place; to substantiate , to...

Definitions

  1. to bring closer; to place; to substantiate , to...

Ancestry of “подвести”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвести́to conduct, direct; to lead
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
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