< Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic

Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/brězgati

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 1

Possibly a dialectal variation of *brьzgati, attested only in East Slavic. Perhaps, reflects the inchoative of Proto-Indo-European *bʰreHg- (“to rot, to stink”) + *-skati. Could be akin to Proto-Germanic *brēkijaną (“to stink”), Proto-Celtic *bragyeti (“flatulate”).

Verb

*brězgati impf (perfective *brězgnǫti)

  1. to disdain, to deflate
  2. to taste bitter/sour
    → (by extension) to be disgusted
Alternative forms
Conjugation
  • *braga (“pre-distilled alcohol mixture, must”) (possibly)
  • *brězgъ (“tar taste”)
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: брѣзгати (brězgati)
    • Russian: брезга́ть (brezgátʹ)
    • Ukrainian: бре́згати (brézhaty)

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “брезга́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*brězgati I”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 18

Etymology 2

Derived from *brězgъ (“dawn, daybreak”) +‎ *-ati. Probably related to Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright”), Proto-Celtic *berxtos (“bright”), Sanskrit भ्राजते (bhrājate), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵ- (“to gleam”) (in the case of Slavic - metathesized).

Verb

*brězgati impf (perfective *brězgnǫti)

  1. to glimmer, to flare
    Synonym: *blьščati
Conjugation
Descendants
  • West Slavic:
    • Slovak: brizgac (dialectal)

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*brězgati (sę) II”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 18
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.