Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gǫsti

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gaustei, from Proto-Indo-European *gowh₂-dʰh₁-y-óti, denominative form of *gewH- (to call, invoke, cry).

Verb[edit]

*gǫsti impf[1]

  1. to make a sound, hum, sing
  2. to weep, wail, howl
  3. to play an instrument

Conjugation[edit]

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Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*gǫsti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 183:v. ‘play an instrument’