Where does “naježiti” come from?

naježiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ježiti, from Serbo-Croatian jéza, from Proto-Slavic ęga, from Proto-Balto-Slavic inˀgāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥g-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eng-.

naježiti (Serbo-Croatian): to cower, bristle up

Definitions

  1. to cower, bristle up

Ancestry of “naježiti”, step by step

naježiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian ježiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianježitito cower, bristle
2Serbo-Croatianjézagoosebumps
3Proto-Slavicęgadisease, terror
4Proto-Balto-Slavicinˀgāˀ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥g-éh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eng-—

via Serbo-Croatian na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannato, on, onto; on, at, in; on, by, for, at
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eng- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥g-éh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic inˀgāˀ →