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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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