Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dʰerǵʰ-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words 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]

bind fast
be firm
support
strong, robust

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰerǵʰ-

*dʰr̥ǵʰ-yé-ti
- Proto-Germanic: *drūgiz (“hard, solid, dry”) (see there for further descendants)druknaz
*dʰr̥ǵʰtós (“strong, firm, hard”)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dʰr̥ždʰás
Unsorted formations:
- Lithuanian: diržas (“belt”)[2]
- Lithuanian: dir̃žti (“to harden, become tough”)
- Avestan: 𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌‎ (dar^əzaiieⁱti, “to attach”)
- Proto-Germanic: *druknaz (“dry”)

References

Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 381
Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 381

[1] Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 381

[2] Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 381