Where does “помедлить” come from?

помедлить (Russian) comes from Russian ме́длить, from Proto-Slavic *mъdьliti — to slow, to delay, to linger.

помедлить (Russian): to linger

Definitions

  1. to linger

Ancestry of “помедлить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianме́длитьto delay, to linger, to procrastinate, to hesitate, to tarry
2Proto-Slavic*mъdьlitito slow, to delay, to linger
Every word from Proto-Slavic *mъdьliti →Every word from Russian ме́длить →
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