Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zьrěti

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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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Cognate with Lithuanian žėrė́ti (to shine, to sparkle), 1sg. žẽriu, žėrúoti (to glow, sparkle), possibly also žiūrė́ti (to look).

Verb

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*zьrěti impf

  1. to observe, to look at
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References

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  • Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 552
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “зреть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “зреть”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 330

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-. Cognate with Sanskrit जरति (járati), जीर्यति (jī́ryati, to become decrepit or rotten, to age), जरन्त् (járant, old), Ancient Greek γραῦς (graûs, old woman), γέρων (gérōn, old man, old), γῆρας (gêras, old age), Old Armenian ծեր (cer, old man, old), Old Norse karl (man, old man), English churl.

Verb

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*zьrěti impf

  1. to ripen
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References

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  • Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 552
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “зреть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “зреть”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 330