Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gověti

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰow-, from the root *gʷʰew-. Cognate with Latin faveō (to favor, to show mercy) (infinitive favēre), Old Norse (to pay attention, to respect, to revere), gaumr (attention), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌿𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaumjan, to notice, to pay attention). Also cognate with Lithuanian govė́ti (to fast), Latvian gavêt (to fast), but (per Derksen) both are borrowings from East Slavic.

Verb edit

*gově̀ti impf[1][2]

  1. to revere, to fast

Usage notes edit

Per Chernykh, the semantic development was "to show respect" > "to revere" > to "refrain" (from food, etc.) > "to fast".

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993), “гове́ть”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1 (а – пантомима), 3rd edition, Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 197
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*gověti”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), issue 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 72
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “гове́ть”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress

References edit

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008), “*gověti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 181: “v.”
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “gověti: govějǫ govějetь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a faste (PR 134)”