Change viewing parameters
Select another database

Indogermanisches Etymologisches Woerterbuch [Pokorny] :

New query
Record number: 419

Root / lemma: dhl&gh-

English meaning: debt

German meaning: `Schuld, Verpflichtung'

Material: Air. dligim `habe worauf Anspruch, verdiene', mcymr. dly'u, mit epenthet. Vokal dylyu `debere', corn. dylly ds. , mbret. dellit ds. , air. dliged n. `Pflicht, Gesetz, Recht' (*dhl&ghito-m), cymr. dled, dyled, me. d(y)lyet f. `Pflicht', daneben dlit `Verdienst' (*dhl&ghi:ta:); got. dulgs `Schuld' (an Geld); aksl. dlúgú `Schuld', russ. dolg, skr. du^g (Gen. du^ga), poln. dl/ug, c^ech. dluh ds.

    Got. dulgs und die slav. Worte sind wohl urverwandt.

References: WP. I 868, Trautmann 55.

Page(s): 271 - 272


List with all references
New query

Select another database Language abbreviations
Change viewing parameters
Total pages generated Pages generated by this script
21373 18332
Help
StarLing database server Powered by CGI scripts
Copyright 1998-2003 by S. Starostin xHarbour Copyright 1998-2003 by G. Bronnikov
Copyright 2005-2006 by Phil Krylov