Where does “употреби́ть” come from?

употреби́ть (Russian) comes from Russian потреби́ть, from Russian потреба, from Russian тре́ба, from Church Slavonic трѣба, from Proto-Slavic terba, from Proto-Germanic þerb-.

употреби́ть (Russian): to use

Definitions

  1. to use

Ancestry of “употреби́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпотреби́тьto consume, to use
2Russianпотребаneed
3Russianтре́баrite, ceremony (an irregular church ceremony performed at the request of a parishioner)
4Church Slavonicтрѣба—
5Proto-Slavicterbaneed
6Proto-Germanicþerb-—

Words derived from “употреби́ть”

Every word from Proto-Germanic þerb- →Every word from Proto-Slavic terba →Every word from Church Slavonic трѣба →