Where does “dëgjim” come from?
dëgjim (Albanian) comes from Albanian dëgjoj, from Latin intellegō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
dëgjim (Albanian): hearing
Definitions
- hearing
Ancestry of “dëgjim”, step by step
dëgjim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Albanian dëgjoj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | dëgjoj | I hear; listen to; I obey, heed, pay attention... |
| 2 | Latin | intellegō | to understand, comprehend, realize, come to know |
| 3 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 4 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |