Where does “сматываться” come from?

сматываться (Russian) comes from Russian сма́тывать, from Russian смота́ть, from Russian с-, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

сматываться (Russian): to leave, to scram, to skedaddle, to vamoose;...

Definitions

  1. to leave, to scram, to skedaddle, to vamoose;...

Ancestry of “сматываться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсма́тыватьto wind completely, to wind up (a spool of rope, a fishing line, etc.)
2Russianсмота́тьto wind completely, to wind up (a spool of rope, a fishing line, etc.)
3Russianс-down; off, from off
4Proto-Slavicsъ(n)with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt
8Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
9Old High Germankuti
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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