Where does “бредень” come from?

бредень (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian брести, from Russian брести́, from Old East Slavic брести, from Proto-Slavic brestì, from Proto-Indo-European bʰredʰ- — to wade.

бредень (Ukrainian): small dragnet, seine

Definitions

  1. small dragnet, seine

Ancestry of “бредень”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianбрестиto plod, to slog, to trudge, to lumber
2Russianбрести́to wander, to stroll; to stroll pensively
3Old East Slavicбрести—
4Proto-Slavicbrestìto wade
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰredʰ-to wade
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰredʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic brestì →Every word from Old East Slavic брести →