Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *derg-, from Proto-Indo-European *derHgʰ-. Cognate to Lithuanian dìrgti (to feel faint, faint).[1] [2]

Verb

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djerg (aorist dorgja, participle djergë)

  1. to be lying ill, to fall (down)
  2. to lower, descend
  3. to herniate
  4. to melt away
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References

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  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 131
  2. ^ Fjalori i Mehmet Elezit, page 361