Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/věža

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 the present stem of the verb *vezti — *vez- +‎ *-ja.

Noun

*věža f

  1. house-wagon, kibitka
  2. tent
  3. movable/traveling tower
  4. tower

Declension

Declension of *věža (soft a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *věža *věži *věžę̇
genitive *věžę̇ *věžu *věžь
dative *věži *věžama *věžamъ
accusative *věžǫ *věži *věžę̇
instrumental *věžejǫ, *věžǫ** *věžama *věžami
locative *věži *věžu *věžasъ, *věžaxъ*
vocative *věže *věži *věžę̇

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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:
    • Old East Slavic: вѣжа (věža)
      • Old Ruthenian: вѣжа (věža)
    • Russian: ве́жа (véža)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “вежа”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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