Where does “оповивати” come from?

оповивати (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian опови́ти, from Serbo-Croatian по̀вити, from Serbo-Croatian pòviti, from Icelandic víti, from Old Norse viti, from Proto-Germanic wītiją, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

оповивати (Ukrainian): to wrap, to enswathe

Definitions

  1. to wrap, to enswathe

Ancestry of “оповивати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianопови́тиto wrap, to enswathe
2Serbo-Croatianпо̀витиto bend
3Serbo-Croatianpòvitito bend
4Icelandicvítihell; penalty
5Old Norsevitiindicator; token, mark, signal; beacon
6Proto-Germanicwītijąpunishment
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wītiją →Every word from Old Norse viti →