Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dʰerǵʰ-

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This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

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Etymology

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Possibly an extension of *dʰer- (to hold, hold fast, support).

Root

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*dʰerǵʰ-[1]

  1. to bind fast
  2. to be firm
  3. to support
  4. strong, robust

Derived terms

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  • *dʰr̥ǵʰ-yé-ti
    • Proto-Germanic: *drūgiz (hard, solid, dry) (see there for further descendants)
  • *dʰr̥ǵʰtós (strong, firm, hard)
  • Unsorted formations:

References

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  1. ^ Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 381
  2. ^ Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 381