Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sterťi

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

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sterg-der.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *sterˀg-der.

Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.?

Proto-Slavic *sterťi

Derksen:^[1] From Proto-Balto-Slavic *sterˀg-, from Proto-Indo-European *sterg-. Cognate with Ancient Greek στέργω (stérgō, “to love”) and with Lithuanian sérgėti (“to guard”), 3sg. sérgi, 3sg. past sérgėjo (Old Lithuanian sérgmi, athematic), Lithuanian sárgas (“guard”), Latvian sar̂gs (“guard”), with unexplained loss of -t-.
Vasmer:^[2] Contamination of two separate roots, Proto-Indo-European *sterg- (“to cover, to protect”) and Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to guard, to take care; to take care of”); represented respectively by Ancient Greek στέργω (stérgō, “to love”) and Lithuanian sérgėti (“to guard”). The latter is cognate with Latin servō (“to save”), Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (haraⁱti), 𐬵𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬙𐬌 (ha^uruuati, “to protect”).

Verb

*sterťi impf

to guard

Inflection

Conjugation of *sterťi, *sterže, *steržetь (impf., -C-, _/ox-aorist, accent paradigm c)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*sterženьje	*sterťi	*sterťь	*sterglъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*sterženъ	*stergomъ
Active	*stergъ	*stergy

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*sterg(ox)ъ	*sterže	*sterže	*stergǫ	*steržeši	*steržetь
Dual	*sterg(ox)ově	*sterg(e/os)ta	*sterg(e/os)te	*sterževě	*steržeta	*steržete
Plural	*sterg(ox)omъ	*sterg(e/os)te	stergǫ, stergošę	*steržemъ	*steržete	*stergǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*steržaaxъ	*steržaaše	*steržaaše	—	*sterdzi	*sterdzi
Dual	*steržaaxově	*steržaašeta	*steržaašete	*sterdzěvě	*sterdzěta	—
Plural	*steržaaxomъ	*steržaašete	*steržaaxǫ	*sterdzěmъ	*sterdzěte	—

Aorist *stergeste ⇒ *steržeste, ...

Related terms

*stȏržь (“guard”)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: стеречи (stereči)
  - Belarusian: сцерагчы́ (scjerahčý)
  - Russian: стере́чь (steréčʹ)
  - Ukrainian: стерегти́ (sterehtý)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
  Cyrillic: стрѣщи (strěšti)
  
  Glagolitic: ⱄⱅⱃⱑⱋⰹ (strěšti)
- Slovene: strẹ́či (tonal orthography)
West Slavic:
- Old Czech: střieci
  - Czech: stříci (archaic)
- Polish: strzec

References

^ Derksen, Rick (2008), “*stergti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 467: “v. (c) ‘guard’”
^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “стерегу́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress