Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/voržiti

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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

Presumably, from *vorgъ +‎ *-iti.

Verb

*voržiti

  1. to cheat?, to deceive?
  2. to tell fortunes?, to divine?, conjure?

Inflection

Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964) “ворожи́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 1 (А – Д), Moscow: Progress
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “ворожити”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
  • Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1980), “варажы́ць”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 2 (ва – вяшчэ́ль), Minsk: Navuka i technika