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

  1. to see, to behold; to gaze

Ancestry of “узреть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзре́тьto ripen, to mature
2Old East Slavicзьрѣтиto ripen; to see, to ripen
3Proto-Slaviczьrětito observe, to look at; to ripen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zьrěti →Every word from Old East Slavic зьрѣти →