Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xvěti

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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

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Etymology

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Proposed etymologies:

Verb

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*xvěti impf

  1. to shake, to tremble
  2. (reflexive) (+ *sę) to oscillate, to wobble (for inanimate objects); to hesitate (for people)
    Synonym: *kolěbati (sę)

Alternative forms

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Conjugation

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  • *xvučiti (to blow, to whiz) (possibly)
  • *kavyka (peg, hook) (possibly)

Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хвеяться”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*xvějati (sę)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 124
  • svajoti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012