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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/volděti

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *walˀdā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁dʰh₁-, from *h₂welh₁- (to rule). Cognates include Lithuanian valdýti (to rule, to govern, to wield) (3sg. val̃do, 3sg. past val̃dė), Latvian vàldît (to rule, to govern, to wield), Lithuanian veldė́ti (to inherit), Old Prussian walduns, weldūns (heir), weldīsnan (legacy), Old Lithuanian pavilsti (to inherit), pavildė́ti (to own), English wield.

Verb

*volděti

  1. to rule

Inflection

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: володѣти (voloděti)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

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