Where does “брести” come from?

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

брести (Ukrainian): to plod, to slog, to trudge, to lumber

Definitions

  1. to plod, to slog, to trudge, to lumber

Ancestry of “брести”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбрести́to wander, to stroll; to stroll pensively
2Old East Slavicбрести—
3Proto-Slavicbrestìto wade
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰredʰ-to wade

Words derived from “брести”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰredʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic brestì →Every word from Old East Slavic брести →