Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dʰlegʰ-

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Root

*dʰlegʰ-^[1]

to owe, be indebted to

Alternative reconstructions

*dʰl̥gʰ-^[2]

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰlegʰ- (18 c, 0 e)

*dʰlḗg-s-t ~ *dʰlég-s-n̥t (s-aorist)^[1]
- Proto-Celtic: *dlīxst
  - Old Irish: dlicht, dlecht

*dʰl̥gʰ-é-ti ("tudati" type thematic root present)^[3]^[4]^[5] or *dʰlégʰ-ti ~ *dʰl̥gʰ-énti (athematic root present)^[1]
- Proto-Celtic: *dligeti (“to owe, be indebted to”) (see there for further descendants)
  - ⇒ Proto-Celtic: *dligetom (“debt, duty”) (see there for further descendants)

*dʰlégʰ-s ~ *dʰl̥gʰ-és
- ⇒ *dʰl̥gʰ-o-s^[3]^[5]
  - Proto-Balto-Slavic: *dilgas
    - Proto-Slavic: *dъlgъ (“debt”) (or borrowed from Gothic) (see there for further descendants)
  - Proto-Germanic: *dulgaz (“debt”)
    - Gothic: 𐌳𐌿𐌻𐌲𐍃 (dulgs)
      - → Proto-Slavic: *dъlgъ (possibly, if not inherited)
    - → Proto-Samic: *tuolkō (see there for further descendants)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Kümmel, Martin Joachim (2011–2023) “?*dʰlegʰ-”, in Addenda und Corrigenda zu LIV²‎^[1], page 22
^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “dhl̥gh-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 217-218
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Fick, August (1890–1909) “dhelgho- : dhlghé-”, in Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der indogermanischen Sprachen (in German), 4th edition, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 464
^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*dlig-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 101
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*dulga-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 108: “*dʰlgʰ-o-; *dʰlgʰ-e-”

[Kummel-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Kümmel, Martin Joachim (2011–2023) “?*dʰlegʰ-”, in Addenda und Corrigenda zu LIV²‎^[1], page 22

[2] Pokorny, Julius (1959) “dhl̥gh-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 217-218

[VWIS-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Fick, August (1890–1909) “dhelgho- : dhlghé-”, in Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der indogermanischen Sprachen (in German), 4th edition, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 464

[4] Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*dlig-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 101

[EDPG-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*dulga-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 108: “*dʰlgʰ-o-; *dʰlgʰ-e-”

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