🌟 An old root word that you can find in the modern Russian words Root word ВЕД- (means "знание" (knowledge)) This is one of the most ancient Indo-European root words. The words formed from this root: • Веды (sacred ancient texts); • Совесть - conscious (со-весть, совместное знание с самим собой о добре и зле - shared knowledge with oneself about good and evil); • Ведьма - witch (та, что ведает, знает) -> Initially this word didn't have a negative connotation, it meant «знающая женщина, ведунья» (knowledgeable woman); • Заведение - institution (место, где чему-то «ведают», управляют - a place where ones know and manage something). Example: Учебное заведение (educational institution). • Повесть - narration (рассказ о том, что «поведано», рассказано, also "поведать" (archaic) means "to tell".); • Ответ - answer; • Видеть - to see (perceive by sight, learn); • Невежда - ignorant (a person who is uneducated, невежественный). ❗Knowledge of the root words can help you to guess the meanings of the new words and to build up a vocabulary where you memorize the word groups. What other words with the root word "ВЕД" do you know? 🤔