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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ǫzъ

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

Either directly inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰós, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- (narrow, tight), or a native formation from the causative Proto-Slavic *ǫziti (to constrain).

Adjective

*ǫzъ[1]

  1. Alternative form of *ǫzъkъ

Declension

Derived terms

  • *ǫzostъ (tightness)
  • *ǫzmy, *ǫzmenь (tight bay)

Noun

*ǫzъ m

  1. bond, tie, fastening

Declension

Derived terms

  • *vęzati (to knit, to bind)
  • *ǫziti (to constrain)
  • *ǫzъkъ (narrow, tight)
  • *ǫzьnъ (bonded)
  • *ǫza (chains)

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: вѫзъ (vǫzŭ)
    • Bulgarian: въз (vǎz), възе (vǎze, binder, fastener) (dialectal, possibly from *ǫza)

Further reading

  • Zhuravlyov, A. F., Varbot, Zh. Zh., editors (2016), “*ǫza / *ǫzъ / *ǫzy”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 40 (*ǫborъkъ – *pakъla), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 98

References

  1. Olander, Thomas (2001) “ǫzъ ǫza ǫzo”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b (SA 105f.; PR 136)
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