Cognate Set 5148 – Meaning: run

IE-CoR reference form:
*bʰegʷ-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Balto-Slavic lexemes derived from PIE *bʰegʷ- 'to run away, flee' (cf. LIV² 67, ESSJa 2:58-60, 92, ALEW 103-104, Derksen 2008:40-41, Derksen 2015:85-86).
Found in clades:
Baltic, Slavic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough, Lechosław Jocz
Found in 2 clades by 16 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
90   Polabian bezăt ˈbɛzɜt ˈbɛzɜt
89   Kashubian biegnąc ˈbjɛɡnuts ˈbjeɡnuts
78   Old Church Slavonic běžati бѣжати bæʒati bæʒati Also 'to flee'. An alternative derivative: 'бѣгати'. An alternative lexeme is 'тєщи' which is, however less frequently used in this meaning in the Canon.
88   Polish biec bʲjɛts bjets
94   Sorbian: Upper běžeć ˈbeʒɛtʃ ˈbeʒɛtʃ
91   Slovak bežať ˈbɛʒɑ̈c ˈbeʒac
93   Czech běžet ˈbjɛʒɛt ˈbjeʒet
99   Ukrainian bìgti бігти ˈbʲiʕtɪ̽ ˈbiɦtɪ
98   Belarusian begac′ бегаць ˈbʲɛɡɑ̈tsʲ ˈbʲeɡatsʲ
97   Russian bežat' бежать bʲɪˈʐɑ̈tsʲ bʲeˈʐatʲ
76   Lithuanian bė́gti ˈbʲeːkʲtʲɪ ˈbʲeːkʲtʲɪ
77   Old Prussian begeyte 2pl.ipv., but meaning and context not entirely clear
87   Old Polish bieżeć ˈbʲɛʐɛtɕ ˈbʲeʐetɕ
92   Old Czech běžěti ˈbʲeʒeci ˈbjeʒjetʲi
96   Old Novgorod běžati, -běči бѣжати, -бѣчи bʲeˈʒatʲi bʲeˈʒatʲi
100   Rusyn b′íčɪ ˈbʲitʂɪ ˈbʲitʂɪ
References
  • Derksen, Rick: 40-41
    S.v. Proto-Slavic *běžàti 'run, escape', from PIE *bʰegʷ- 'davonlaufen, fliehen' (cf. AGk. φέβομαι 'flee', cs. φοβέομαι 'fear' [cognate set 1479](cog-1479)).
  • Derksen, Rick: 85-86
    S.v. Lith. bė́gti, from PIE *bʰegʷ- (cf. Gk. φέβομαι 'flee').
  • Hock, Wolfgang and Fecht, Rainer and Feulner, Anna Helene and Hill, Eugen and Wodtko, Dagmar S.: 103-104
    S.v. OLith. bė́gti 'laufen, rennen, fliehen' (BSl. Latv. bêgt 'laufen', OCS běžati 'laufen, fliehen', etc.), from PIE *bʰegʷ- 'davonfliehen, fliehen' (cf. Gk. φέβομαι 'fliehe').
  • Rix, Helmut: 67
    S.v. *bʰegʷ- 'davonlaufen, fliehen' (IEW 116).
  • Trubačev, O. N.: 2: 58-60, 92
    PS běgti 'run' is derived from PIE *bʰeu̯ɡ- / *bʰeɡʷ- / *bʰūɡ(ʰ)- / *bʰu̯eɡ- and related to Greek φέβομαι 'run away, fear' etc.