Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žęděti

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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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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gedḗˀtei, an essive of Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰedʰ- (to yearn, to pray for). Nasal infix apparently influenced by synonymous *žędati. Cognate with Lithuanian gedė́ti (to mourn).

Verb

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*žęděti impf

  1. to crave, to yearn, to long for
    Synonyms: *vъzželěti, *bažiti, *bel(e)novati

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: жѧдѣти (žęděti)
    • Bulgarian: же́дя (žédja), жаждя́ (žaždjá) (dialectal)

Further reading

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  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жад”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 522
  • gedėti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012