Where does “после́довать” come from?

после́довать (Russian) comes from Russian сле́довать, from Russian след, from Old East Slavic слѣдъ, from Proto-Slavic slědъ, from Latvian slaidus, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sleid-, from Proto-Indo-European sleidʰ- — slippery, to slide.

после́довать (Russian): to follow (move continually behind someone or something)

Definitions

to follow (move continually behind someone or something)

Ancestry of “после́довать”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	сле́довать	to follow
2	Russian	след	track; footprint, footstep; trace, sign
3	Old East Slavic	слѣдъ	trace, track
4	Proto-Slavic	slědъ	track, trace
5	Latvian	slaidus	accusative plural masculine form of slaids
6	Proto-Balto-Slavic	sleid-	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	sleidʰ-	slippery, to slide

Words derived from “после́довать”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleidʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sleid- →Every word from Latvian slaidus →