Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/storžь
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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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *starˀgiás. Probably descending from Proto-Indo-European *sterg- (“to protect, to shield”), akin with Ancient Greek στέργω (stérgō, “to love”), στοργή (storgḗ, “affection”). Further comparable with Proto-Indo-European *(s)terg- (“to strengthen”) whence Proto-Germanic *starkuz (“stark”).
Compare also Latvian sar̂gs (“watchman, guard”), Lithuanian sárgas (“watchman, guard”), Proto-Slavic *sorgъ (“strict, watchful”).
Noun
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *stȏržь | *stȏrža | *stȏrži |
| genitive | *stȏrža | *storžù | *stõržь |
| dative | *stȏržu | *storžemà | *storžèmъ |
| accusative | *stȏržь | *stȏrža | *stȏržę̇ |
| instrumental | *stȏržьmь, *stȏržemь* | *storžemà | *storží |
| locative | *stȏrži | *storžù | *storžĩxъ |
| vocative | *storžu | *stȏrža | *stȏrži |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *storžiti (“to keep a watch over”)
- *storža (“garrison”) (collective)
- *storžařь, *storžьnikъ (“guardian”)
- *storžišče (“guarded place, protectorate”)
Related terms
Descendants
- Old East Slavic: сторожь (storožĭ)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “сто́рож”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “страж”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 485
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*storžь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 469
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “storžь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c/?b (PR 134, 137); c (RPT 105) vagt”
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “stráža”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *stȏržь”