Where does “подвинуться” come from?

подвинуться (Russian) comes from Russian подви́нуть, from Russian дви́нуть, from Proto-Slavic dvignǫti, from Proto-Slavic dvigati, from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)vigъ, from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)va — 2.

подвинуться (Russian): to move; to advance, to progress; passive of...

Definitions

  1. to move; to advance, to progress; passive of...

Ancestry of “подвинуться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianподви́нутьto move a little
2Russianдви́нутьto move, to set going
3Proto-Slavicdvignǫtito lift, raise
4Proto-Slavicdvigatito raise, lift, move up
5Proto-Slavicd(ъ)vigъbranching, buttress serving as lever
6Proto-Slavicd(ъ)va2
Every word from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)va →Every word from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)vigъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dvigati →