🌟 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? 🤔
