Where does “сметь” come from?

сметь (Russian) comes 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.

сметь (Russian): to dare, to make bold, to be so bold as to

Definitions

  1. to dare, to make bold, to be so bold as to

Ancestry of “сметь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsъmě̀tito dare
2Proto-Slavicsъ-good
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

Words derived from “сметь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъ- →