Where does “заледити” come from?

заледити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian за, from Proto-Slavic za — behind, after (stationary).

заледити (Serbo-Croatian): to freeze; to suspend, stop

Definitions

  1. to freeze; to suspend, stop

Ancestry of “заледити”, step by step

заледити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзаfor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)

via Serbo-Croatian ледити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianледитиto freeze
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian за →