Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dʰerǵʰ-

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

Etymology

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

Root

*dʰerǵʰ-

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

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰerǵʰ- (5 c, 0 e)

• *dʰr̥ǵʰ-yé-ti
  • Proto-Germanic: *drūgiz (“hard, solid, dry”) (see there for further descendants)
• *dʰr̥ǵʰtós (“strong, firm, hard”)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dʰr̥ždʰás (see there for further descendants)
• Unsorted formations:
  • Baltic:
    • Lithuanian: dir̃žas (“belt, strap”)
    • Latvian: dir̂ža (“leather girdle”)
    • Lithuanian: dir̃žnas (“firm, strong”)
    • ⇒ Old Prussian: dīrstlan (“stately”)
    • Lithuanian: dir̃žti (“to harden, become tough”)
  • Avestan: 𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (dar^əzaiieⁱti, “to attach”)
  • Proto-Germanic: *druknaz (“dry”)