Where does “посметь” come from?

посметь (Russian) comes from Russian сметь, from Proto-Slavic sъmě̀ti, from Proto-Slavic sъ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

посметь (Russian): to dare, to make bold

Definitions

  1. to dare, to make bold

Ancestry of “посметь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсметьto dare, to make bold, to be so bold as to
2Proto-Slavicsъmě̀tito dare
3Proto-Slavicsъ-good
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъ- →