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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]

  1. guard

Inflection

Derived terms

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

Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “сто́рож”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “страж”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 485

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008) “*storžь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 469
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001) “storžь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎, 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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