Open AccessThe Baltic Verbal Roots *lV̄̆g-, *lV̄̆ź-
Author(s) -
Steven L. Young
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
baltu filoloģija
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2592-9348
pISSN - 1691-0036
DOI - 10.22364/bf.29.2.05
Subject(s) - slavic languages , linguistics , history , psychology , philosophy
The present paper attempts to shed additional light on a number of etymologies proposed for various Baltic (and related Slavic) verbal bases of the shape *lV̄̆g-, *lV̄̆ź-. These include *leg-, *leź-, *lēg-, *lēź-, together with their ablaut derivatives, and reflect a range of meanings, among them ‘lie (down); abate, subside (of weather, emotions); thaw; flat; crawl; fall ill’.