Where does “загадити” come from?

загадити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian га̏дити, from Proto-Slavic gaditi, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

загадити (Serbo-Croatian): to pollute

Definitions

  1. to pollute

Ancestry of “загадити”, step by step

загадити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian га̏дити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianга̏дитиto disgust, nauseate
2Proto-Slavicgaditito soil, to defile? to disgust?
3Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via Serbo-Croatian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзаfor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Slavic -iti