Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dręzga

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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 1

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *drenskāˀ, of onomatopoeic origin, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰren- (to buzz) + *-zgъ.

Probably related to Sanskrit ध्रणति (dhráṇati, to sound), Old Irish drésacht (crackling, noise), German trensen (to make a prolonged moo), Dutch drenzen (to moan), Ancient Greek θρῆνος (thrênos, lamentation for the deceased), Proto-Germanic *drēnuz (drone), Gothic 𐌳𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌿𐍃 (drunjus, sound), Old Prussian droanse (corncrake).

Noun

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*dręzga f

  1. scuffle, squabble
    Synonyms: *vьrěva, *karanica
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: дрязги (drjazgi)
  • South Slavic:
Further reading
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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “дрязг”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “дрезгав¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 424

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *drengskāˀ, probably equivalent to the e-grade of *drǫgъ (pole, branch) +‎ *-zgъ +‎ *-a, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreng- (to shove, to drink)/*dʰrengʰ- (stake). Possibly akin to Lithuanian dréngti (to tear, to rub)[1] and Proto-Germanic *drankiz (sth gulped/shoved in one's mouth, drink), Proto-Germanic *drangijaz (stake). In some dialects overlapping with Proto-Slavic *drězga (murky, muddy place).

Semantically similar to *dьraka (bush, scrubs) but the two are likely unrelated.

Noun

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*drę̀zga f

  1. small forest, grove
  2. swamp, damp place
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Descendants
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Further reading
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  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*dręzga/dręzgъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 113
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “дрезга”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 423

References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “drengti II”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 139