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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dybati

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

Uncertain. Probably formed as *dyba (“staff, derrick”) +‎ *-ti from 0-grade of Proto-Indo-European *dwe(m)b- (“top”), akin to Proto-Germanic *tuppijô (“to be atop”).

Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb- (“deep”), related to Proto-Slavic *ďubati (“to peck”), Proto-Germanic *daupijaną (“to immerse”) via uncertain semantic shift.

Verb

*dybati impf

  1. to meander, to stagger
  2. to stay atop, to stand on back feet (for tetrapod animals)

Inflection

  • *dyba (“staff, derrick”)
  • *dъbati (“to look after, to account”) (possibly)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: дꙑбати (dybati)
      • Belarusian: ды́баць (dýbacʹ, “to approach”), дыба́ць (dybácʹ, “to tread”)
      • Russian: ды́бать (dýbatʹ, “to stand insecurely”)
      • Ukrainian: ди́бати (dýbaty, “to joggle, to move in abnormal manner”)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: дибя́ (dibjá)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: дибати
      Latin: dibati
  • West Slavic:
    • Polish: dybać
    • Slovak: dibať
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: dybaś

Further reading

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