Etymology Explorer › Serbo-Croatian

Where does “задивити” come from?

задивити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian дивити, from Proto-Slavic diviti — to surprise, astonish.

задивити (Serbo-Croatian): to amaze

Definitions

  1. to amaze

Ancestry of “задивити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianдивитиto admire, wonder at
2Proto-Slavicdivitito surprise, astonish
Every word from Proto-Slavic diviti →