Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/řutiti

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

Alternative forms

  • *rutiti

Etymology

    Denominative causative derived from (sparsely attested) *řutь (ripple) +‎ *-iti or another unattested derivative of *řuti ~ *ruti (to rupture, to separate). Further origin disputed: has been linked to Proto-Indo-European *h₃rew- (to cast) and *(H)rewH- (to rip, to dig). Akin to Latin ruō and Middle High German riuten.

    Verb

    *řutiti

    1. (transitive) to drop, to cast, to scatter
      Synonyms: *kydati, *roniti
    2. (reflexive) (+ *sę) to fall, to collapse

    Inflection

    • *ruslo (duct, channel)
    • *ruta (type of garment)
      • *rutišče (rag, carpet)
    • *ruti, *rъvati (to pull apart)
      • *ruvati (to strew)
    • *ruxъ (perturbation), *ruxa (deformation)

    Descendants

    • East Slavic
      • Old East Slavic: рутити (rutiti), рютити (rjutiti)
        • Russian: рути́ть (rutítʹ), рю́тить (rjútitʹ)
    • South Slavic
      • Bulgarian: ру́тя (rútja), ру́тя се (rútja se)
      • Slovene: rutíti (tonal orthography)
    • West Slavic

    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “рю́тить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “рути́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “рутя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 356