Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/děverь

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

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *dāˀiwēris, from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂iwḗr.[1][2] Baltic cognates include Latvian diẽveris, Lithuanian díeveris. Indo-European cognates include Ancient Greek δαήρ (daḗr), Latin lēvir, Proto-Germanic *taikuraz, Sanskrit देवृ (devṛ́).

Noun

*dě̀verь or *dě̑verь m[3][4]

husband's brother

Inflection

Declension of *dě̀verь (i-stem, accent paradigm a)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*dě̀verь	*dě̀veri	dě̀verьjē, dě̀veřē^*
Accusative	*dě̀verь	*dě̀veri	*dě̀veri
Genitive	*dě̀verī	dě̀verьju, dě̀veřu^*	dě̀verьjь, dě̀verī^*
Locative	*dě̀verī	dě̀verьju, dě̀veřu^*	*dě̀verьxъ
Dative	*dě̀veri	*dě̀verьma	*dě̀verьmъ
Instrumental	*dě̀verьmь	*dě̀verьma	*dě̀verьmī
Vocative	*děveri	*dě̀veri	dě̀verьjē, dě̀veřē^*

^* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Declension of *dě̑verь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*dě̑verь	*dě̑veri	dě̑verьjē, dě̑veřē^*
Accusative	*dě̑verь	*dě̑veri	*dě̑veri
Genitive	*děverí	děverьjù, děveřu^*	*děverь̀jь
Locative	*děverí	děverьjù, děveřu^*	*dě̑verьxъ
Dative	*dě̑veri	*děverьmà	*dě̑verьmъ
Instrumental	*dě̑verьmь	*děverьmà	*děverьmì
Vocative	*děveri	*dě̑veri	dě̑verьjē, dě̑veřē^*

^* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Belarusian: дзе́вер (dzjévjer)
- Russian: де́верь (déverʹ)
- Ukrainian: ді́вер (díver)
South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: де́вер (déver)
  - → Romanian: dever
- Macedonian: де́вер (déver)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic: де̏вер, дје̏вер
  Latin: dȅvēr, djȅver
  Chakavian: dȉver
- Slovene: devẹ̑r, dẹ́ver (tonal orthography)
West Slavic:
- Old Czech: deveř
- Old Polish: dziewierz, dziewior
  - Polish: dziewierz

References

Derksen, Rick (2008), “*dě̀verь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 105: “PIE *deh₂i-uer-”
Derksen, Rick (2015), “dieveris”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 128: “PIE *deh₂i-uer-”
Derksen, Rick (2008), “*dě̀verь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 105: “m. jo (a (c)) ‘husband’s brother’”
Olander, Thomas (2001), “děverь”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (NA 136, 139, 143; SA 18, 158); c (PR 138)”

[1] Derksen, Rick (2008), “*dě̀verь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 105: “PIE *deh₂i-uer-”

[Derksen_2015-2] Derksen, Rick (2015), “dieveris”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 128: “PIE *deh₂i-uer-”

[3] Derksen, Rick (2008), “*dě̀verь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 105: “m. jo (a (c)) ‘husband’s brother’”

[4] Olander, Thomas (2001), “děverь”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (NA 136, 139, 143; SA 18, 158); c (PR 138)”