Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dovьlěti

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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 *do- +‎ Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (to wish) + *-ěti. Underlying verb cognate with Proto-Germanic *wiljaną (to will).

Verb

*dovьlěti impf

  1. (intransitive) to suffice, to be enough
    Synonym: *goněti

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Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*dovьlěti”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 89
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “довлеть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “удовляти”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 20