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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/derti

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *der(ˀ)-, from Proto-Indo-European *der(H)-. Cognate with Lithuanian dérti (to tear, to peel) (Žemaitian dialect), 1sg. derù, as well as Ancient Greek δέρω (dérō, to flay), English tear.

Verb

*dērtì impf [1][2]

  1. to tear

Inflection

(South Slavic *derǫ, influenced by *dьrati)

  • *dě̄rà (crack, hole)
  • *dira (crack, hole)
  • *diřa (crack, hole)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Ukrainian: дерти (derty)
  • South Slavic:
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: дријѐти
      Latin: drijèti
      • Chakavian (Orbanići): drⁱẽt
    • Slovene: drẹ́ti (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: dřít
    • Polish: drzeć
    • Slovak: drieť
    • Slovincian: dřė́c
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: drjeć, drěć
      • Lower Sorbian: drěś

Further reading

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*dertì”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 99: “v. (b) ‘tear’”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), derti: dьrǫ dьretь”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c (SA 203, 235, 251)”
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