Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gъrdъ

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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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Derksen reconstructs Proto-Balto-Slavic *gurˀdus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥dus, *gʷrd-o- (slow, heavy, tired), see also Lithuanian gurdùs, Latvian gur̃ds (tired), Ancient Greek βραδύς (bradús, slow).[1] The problem here is Slavic mobility with circumflex.

Adjective

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*gъ̑rdъ[2][3]

  1. proud

Inflection

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “го́рдый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References

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  1. ^ Sukac, R. (2014). Possibly related to Latin gurdus. Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and Balto-Slavic Accentology. United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, p. 177
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*gъ̑rdъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 198:adj. o (c) ‘proud’
  3. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “gъrdъ gъrda gъrdo”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c stolt (SA 111; PR 138)