Where does “dźeržeć” come from?

dźeržeć (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic dьržati, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

dźeržeć (Upper Sorbian): to hold

Definitions

  1. to hold

Ancestry of “dźeržeć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdьržatito hold
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dьržati →
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