Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/lḗˀźtei

This Proto-Balto-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-Balto-Slavic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *leh₁ǵʰ-.[1]

Verb edit

*lḗˀźtei[2]

  1. to crawl

Descendants edit

  • Latvian: lẽzêt (to slide),
  • Old Prussian: līse ((he) crawls)
  • Proto-Slavic: *lě̀zti (see there for further descendants)

References edit

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*lě̀zti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 275:*leh₁ǵʰ-
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*lě̀zti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 275:*leʔź-