Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/drъžь

This Proto-Slavic 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-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *drugjas (“trembling”); Baltic cognates include Latvian drudzis (“fever, ague”), Lithuanian drugỹs (“fever, malaria; butterfly, moth”). Further relations outside of Balto-Slavic unclear; the mechanical reconstruction of a further Proto-Indo-European *drugʰ- or *dʰrugʰ- (“to shake off, drain”) yields phonetic matches with terms including Proto-Germanic *draugiz, *drūgiz (“dry”), and Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ- (“to deceive; to accompany”), none of which are semantically convincing.[1][2] Only the Germanic terms meaning "dry" could reasonably be linked, though the semantic shifts required would still be non-trivial.

Noun

*drъžь m[1]

  1. shivering, tremor

Declension

Declension of *drъžь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *drъžь *drъži *drъžьje, *drъže*
genitive *drъži *drъžьju, *drъžu* *drъžьjь, *drъži*
dative *drъži *drъžьma *drъžьmъ
accusative *drъžь *drъži *drъži
instrumental *drъžьmь *drъžьma *drъžьmi
locative *drъži *drъžьju, *drъžu* *drъžьxъ
vocative *drъži *drъži *drъžьje, *drъže*

* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: дрожь (drožʹ)
    • Ukrainian: дрож (drož)
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*drъžь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 123: “m. jo? ‘shivering, tremor’”
  2. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “дрожь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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