Where does “узреть” come from?
узреть (Russian) comes from Russian зре́ть, from Old East Slavic зьрѣти, from Proto-Slavic zьrěti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
узреть (Russian): to see, to behold; to gaze
Definitions
- to see, to behold; to gaze
Ancestry of “узреть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | зре́ть | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | зьрѣти | to ripen; to see, to ripen |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | zьrěti | to observe, to look at; to ripen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |