Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dʰerǵʰ-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

Possibly an extension of *dʰer- (“to hold, hold fast, support”).

Root

*dʰerǵʰ-[1]

  1. to bind fast
  2. to be firm
  3. to support
  4. strong, robust

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰerǵʰ- (5 c, 0 e)
  • *dʰr̥ǵʰ-yé-ti
    • Proto-Germanic: *drūgiz (“hard, solid, dry”) (see there for further descendants)
  • *dʰr̥ǵʰtós (“strong, firm, hard”)
  • Unsorted formations:
    • Baltic:
      • Lithuanian: dir̃žas (“belt, strap”)[2]
      • Latvian: dir̂ža (“leather girdle”)
      • Lithuanian: dir̃žnas (“firm, strong”)
      • ⇒ Old Prussian: dīrstlan (“stately”)
      • Lithuanian: dir̃žti (“to harden, become tough”)
    • Avestan: 𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (darəzaiieiti, “to attach”)
    • Proto-Germanic: *druknaz (“dry”)

References

  1. ^ Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 381
  2. ^ Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 381
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