Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/prǫgъ
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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 1
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *(s)prangas, from late Proto-Indo-European *(s)prongʰós (“bouncer, hopper”), from *(s)pergʰ-. Cognate with Old High German *spranca in houuespranca (“locust”).
Noun
*prǫgъ m[1]
- locust (orthopteran insect)
Inflection
Declension of *prǫgъ (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *prǫgъ | *prǫga | *prǫdzi |
| genitive | *prǫga | *prǫgu | *prǫgъ |
| dative | *prǫgu | *prǫgoma | *prǫgomъ |
| accusative | *prǫgъ | *prǫga | *prǫgy |
| instrumental | *prǫgъmь, *prǫgomь* | *prǫgoma | *prǫgy |
| locative | *prǫdzě | *prǫgu | *prǫdzěxъ |
| vocative | *prǫže | *prǫga | *prǫdzi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пруг”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “пръг”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 816
Etymology 2
Deverbial instrumental noun from *prǫgati (“to bounce, to strain, to release tension”) + *-ъ. Morphologically identical with Etymology 1, but possibly diachronically distinct.
Noun
*prǫ̑gъ m[2]
Inflection
Declension of *prǫ̑gъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *prǫ̑gъ | *prǫ̑ga | *prǫ̑dzi |
| genitive | *prǫ̑ga | *prǫgù | *prǫ̃gъ |
| dative | *prǫ̑gu | *prǫgomà | *prǫgòmъ |
| accusative | *prǫ̑gъ | *prǫ̑ga | *prǫ̑gy |
| instrumental | *prǫ̑gъmь, *prǫ̑gomь* | *prǫgomà | *prǫgý |
| locative | *prǫ̑dzě | *prǫgù | *prǫdzě̃xъ |
| vocative | *prǫže | *prǫ̑ga | *prǫ̑dzi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *prǫžiti (“to prance, to recoil”)
- *prǫžina (“spring, coil”)
- *prǫžьcь (diminutive)
- *naprǫgъ
- *oprǫgъ, *uprǫgъ
- *sǫprǫgъ m, *sǫprǫga f (“spouse”)
Related terms
- *pręgťi (“to contract, to conjugate”)
- *pręgъ (“linkage, framework”)
- *prǫga (“strip, stripe, streak”)
- *prǫgati (“to bounce, to spring”)
- *prǫglo (“noose, snare”)
Descendants
Further reading
- Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “пръг”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 816
- пруг in Горох.ua (Етимологія)
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*prǫgъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 422: “m. o ‘locust’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “prǫgъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c høtyv (PR 137)”