Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/brězgati

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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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Possibly a dialectal variation of *brьzgati, attested only in East Slavic. Perhaps, reflects the inchoative of Proto-Indo-European *bʰreHg- (to rot, to stink) + *-skati. Could be akin to Proto-Germanic *brēkijaną (to stink), Proto-Celtic *bragyeti (flatulate).

Verb

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*brězgati impf (perfective *brězgnǫti)

  1. to disdain, to deflate
  2. to taste bitter/sour
    (by extension) to be disgusted
Alternative forms
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Conjugation
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  • *braga (pre-distilled alcohol mixture, must) (possibly)
  • *brězgъ (tar taste)
Descendants
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  • East Slavic:

Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “брезга́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*brězgati I”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 18

Etymology 2

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Derived from *brězgъ (dawn, daybreak) +‎ *-ati. Probably related to Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (bright), Proto-Celtic *berxtos (bright), Sanskrit भ्राजते (bhrājate), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵ- (to gleam) (in the case of Slavic - metathesized).

Verb

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*brězgati impf (perfective *brězgnǫti)

  1. to glimmer, to flare
    Synonym: *blьščati
Conjugation
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Descendants
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  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*brězgati (sę) II”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 18