Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dʰers-

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

    An *-s- extension of *dʰer- (to hold, support).

    Root

    *dʰers-[1][2][3]

    1. to be bold, to dare

    Derived terms

    Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰers- (13 c, 0 e)
    • *dʰr̥s-néw-ti ~ *dʰr̥s-nú-ti (néw-present)
      • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *diršnutei
        • Proto-Slavic: *dьrznǫti (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dʰr̥šnáwti
        • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dʰr̥ṣnáwti
        • Proto-Iranian: *dr̥šnáwti
          • Younger Avestan: 𐬎𐬞𐬀𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬲𐬥𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬌𐬧𐬙𐬌 (upadaržnuuaiṇti)
          • Old Persian: 𐎠𐎭𐎼𐏁𐎴𐎢𐏁 (adaršnauš)
    • *dʰe-dʰórs-e ~ *dʰe-dʰr̥s-ḗr (stative)
    • *dʰr-n̥-s-sḱe-ti (innovated nasal+sḱe-present)
    • *dʰérs-os
    • *dʰr̥s-tós
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dʰr̥štás
        • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dʰr̥ṣṭás
    • *dʰr̥s-ús
    • *h₂en-dʰers-
      • Proto-Albanian: *ən-darsa

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
    2. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*dʰers-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 147
    3. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*dhers-”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, pages 80-81

    Further reading