Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/ledza

This Proto-Albanian 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-Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *léǵ-e-ti, from *leǵ- (“to gather”).

Verb

*ledza

  1. to gather

Derived terms

  • *ambiledza (prefixed with *ambi)[1]
    • Old Albanian: ënbëljedh, mbëledh
  • *dzgaledza (“to collect; to choose”) (prefixed with *dzga)
    • Old Albanian: zgëledh, zgledh
      • Albanian: zgjedh, zgedh, ɛgieⲝ — Gheg
      • Arbëresh Albanian: zgledh (“to read”)

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “mbledh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 251
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