Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/debnǫti

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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 *deběti (to pray upon in stealth) +‎ *-nǫti. Akin to dial. Serbo-Croatian дѐпсти (to await for ambush) and possibly dial. Russian дёб (djob, edge, end).

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *dʰebʰ- (to deceive, to humble), presumably cognate with Sanskrit दभ्नोति (dabhnoti, to damage).

Verb

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*debnǫti impf

  1. to stalk, to await in stealth

Inflection

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Derived terms

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  • *deběti (to pray upon)
  • *dъbati (to look after, to account) (possibly)

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Cejtlin, R.M.; Večerka, R.; Blagova, E., editors (1994), “оудѣбнѫти”, in Staroslavjanskij slovarʹ (po rukopisjam X—XI vekov) [Old Church Slavonic Dictionary (Based on 10–11th Century Manuscripts)], Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 730
  2. ^ Hauptova Z., editor (1958–1997), “оудѣбнѫти”, in Slovník jazyka staroslověnského (Lexicon linguae palaeoslovenicae)[1], volume 4, Prague: Euroslavica, page 614

Further reading

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