Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/storžь

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 *starˀgiás. Probably descending from Proto-Indo-European *sterg- (“to protect, to shield”), akin with Ancient Greek στέργω (stérgō, “to love”), στοργή (storgḗ, “affection”). Further comparable with Proto-Indo-European *(s)terg- (“to strengthen”) whence Proto-Germanic *starkuz (“stark”).

Compare also Latvian sar̂gs (“watchman, guard”), Lithuanian sárgas (“watchman, guard”), Proto-Slavic *sorgъ (“strict, watchful”).

Noun

*stȏržь m^[1]^[2]^[3]

guard

Inflection

Declension of *stȏržь (soft o-stem, accent paradigm c)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*stȏržь	*stȏrža	*stȏrži
genitive	*stȏrža	*storžù	*stõržь
dative	*stȏržu	*storžemà	*storžèmъ
accusative	*stȏržь	*stȏrža	*stȏržę̇
instrumental	stȏržьmь, stȏržemь^*	*storžemà	*storží
locative	*stȏrži	*storžù	*storžĩxъ
vocative	*storžu	*stȏrža	*stȏrži

^* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

*storžiti (“to keep a watch over”)
*storža (“garrison”) (collective)
*storžařь, *storžьnikъ (“guardian”)
*storžišče (“guarded place, protectorate”)

Related terms

*sterťi (“to protect”)
*strogъ (“austere, stern”)

Descendants

Old East Slavic: сторожь (storožĭ)
- Belarusian: сто́раж (stóraž)
- Russian: сто́рож (stórož)
- Ukrainian: сто́рож (stórož)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
  Old Cyrillic script: стражь (stražĭ)
  
  Glagolitic script: ⱄⱅⱃⰰⰶⱐ (stražĭ)
  - → Russian: страж (straž)
  - → Ukrainian: страж (straž)
- Bulgarian: страж (straž)
- Macedonian: страж (straž)
West Slavic:
- Old Czech: stráž
  - Czech: stráž
- Polabian: storz
- Old Polish: stróż
  - Polish: stróż
- Slovak: stráž

References

^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*storžь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 469
^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “storžь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎^[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c/?b (PR 134, 137); c (RPT 105) vagt”
^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “stráža”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *stȏržь”

[1] Derksen, Rick (2008) “*storžь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 469

[2] Olander, Thomas (2001) “storžь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎^[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c/?b (PR 134, 137); c (RPT 105) vagt”

[3] Snoj, Marko (2016) “stráža”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *stȏržь”

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