Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/prǫgъ

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

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Etymology 1

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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

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*prǫgъ m[1]

  1. locust (orthopteran insect)
Inflection
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Descendants
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  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: пругъ (prugŭ)
  • South Slavic:

Further reading

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  • 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

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Deverbial instrumental noun from *prǫgati (to bounce, to strain, to release tension) +‎ *-ъ. Morphologically identical with Etymology 1, but possibly diachronically distinct.

Noun

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*prǫ̑gъ m[2]

  1. elastic object/tool/ornament (object that can absorb tension)
  2. (by extension) link, splice
Inflection
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: пруг (pruh, ornament in weaving)
    • Ukrainian: пруг (pruh, brim, verge)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: пръг (prǎg, elastic tool/object) (dialectal)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: pruh (stripe)
    • Polish: pręg (stripe)
    • Slovak: pruh (stripe)
Further reading
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  • 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

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  1. ^ 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’
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “prǫgъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c høtyv (PR 137)