Where does “гніти́ти” come from?

гніти́ти (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic gnestì, from Proto-Indo-European gnét-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵen-.

гніти́ти (Ukrainian): to press, to squeeze

Definitions

  1. to press, to squeeze

Ancestry of “гніти́ти”, step by step

гніти́ти traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic gnestì

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgnestìto press
2Proto-Indo-Europeangnét-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵen-—

via Old East Slavic гнѣтити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicгнѣтити—
2Proto-Slavic*gnětitito ignite

Words derived from “гніти́ти”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnét- →Every word from Proto-Slavic gnestì →