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
Ancestry of “naježiti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ježiti | to cower, bristle |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | jéza | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ęga | disease, terror |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | inˀgāˀ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥g-éh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eng- | — |