Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/diviti

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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

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Etymology

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Derived from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (to be bright). Cognates include Sanskrit दीव्यति (dīvyati). For meaning shift cf. *ględati (to watch) from Proto-Indo-European *gʰlend- (to shine).

Verb

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*divìti

  1. to look in awe, contemplate
  2. to cause admiration

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  • Derksen, Rick (2008) “*divìti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 108
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “диви́ться”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress