Where does “преги́бати” come from?

преги́бати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian гибати, from Serbo-Croatian ги̑б, from Proto-Slavic gybъ.

преги́бати (Serbo-Croatian): to bend, inflect

Definitions

  1. to bend, inflect

Ancestry of “преги́бати”, step by step

преги́бати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian гибати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianгибатиto move; to sway, rock, swing
2Serbo-Croatianги̑бmovement (of body or a body part)
3Proto-Slavicgybъ—

via Serbo-Croatian пре

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпреbefore, earlier; before; ago

Words derived from “преги́бати”

Every word from Proto-Slavic gybъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ги̑б →Every word from Serbo-Croatian гибати →