Where does “съёживаться” come from?

съёживаться (Russian) comes from Russian съёжиться, from Russian ёжиться, from Proto-Slavic *ežiti — to bristle, to horripilate.

съёживаться (Russian): to shrivel, to shrink; to curl up, to draw...

Definitions

  1. to shrivel, to shrink; to curl up, to draw...

Ancestry of “съёживаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсъёжитьсяto shrivel, to shrink; to curl up, to draw...
2Russianёжитьсяto shiver; to be shy
3Proto-Slavic*ežitito bristle, to horripilate
Every word from Proto-Slavic *ežiti →Every word from Russian ёжиться →Every word from Russian съёжиться →