Where does “предостерегать” come from?
предостерегать (Russian) comes from Russian предостеречь, from Russian пред-, from Old Church Slavonic прѣдъ, from Proto-Slavic perdъ, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
предостерегать (Russian): to warn, to caution, to admonish, to put on one's guard
Definitions
- to warn, to caution, to admonish, to put on one's guard
Ancestry of “предостерегать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | предостеречь | to warn, to caution, to admonish, to put on one's guard |
| 2 | Russian | пред- | before, fore-, pre-; cis- |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | прѣдъ | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | perdъ | before, in front of; before |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |