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Where does “рассвирепеть” come from?

рассвирепеть (Russian) comes from Russian свирепе́ть, from Russian -е́ть, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

рассвирепеть (Russian): to grow furious, to begin to see red; to become...

Definitions

  1. to grow furious, to begin to see red; to become...

Ancestry of “рассвирепеть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсвирепе́ть—
2Russian-е́ть—
3Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
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