Where does “подстеречь” come from?
подстеречь (Russian) comes from Russian стере́чь, from Proto-Slavic sterťi, from Proto-Slavic stergti, from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.
подстеречь (Russian): to be on the watch , to lie in wait , to waylay,...
Definitions
- to be on the watch , to lie in wait , to waylay,...
Ancestry of “подстеречь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | стере́чь | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sterťi | to guard |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | stergti | to protect, to watch over |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |
Words derived from “подстеречь”