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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/verdьnъ

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 1

South Slavic isogloss, with dubious origin. The main two hypotheses for its etymology are:

Georgiev and Skok remain inconclusive.

Adjective

*verdьnъ

  1. worthy
Inflection
Derived terms
  • *verdьnostь, *verdьnota (“worth”)
  • *verděti (“to be worth”)
  • *verdati (“to estimate”)
Descendants

Further reading

Etymology 2

From *verdъ (“harm”) +‎ *-ьnъ.

Adjective

*verdьnъ

  1. harmful
  2. malicious
Inflection
Derived terms
  • *verdina (“damage”)
  • *verdьnostь (“harm, malice”)
  • *verditi (“to cause harm, to injure”)
  • *verditeľь (“pest”)
  • *verdovъ (“ulcerous”)
Descendants
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Polish: wrzedny (Middle Polish), wrzodny (rare)

Further reading

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