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      Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/verdьnъ
Proto-Slavic
    
    Etymology 1
    
South Slavic isogloss, with dubious origin. The main two hypotheses for its etymology are:
- Native origin: According to St. Mladenov, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰ- (“to raise”), cognate with Sanskrit वर्धति (vardhati, “to grow, to elevate”), Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬛𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (varədaiti, “to enlarge”). Probably akin to Proto-Slavic *verdъ, though, certainly not in its attested meaning wart, wound. See there for further discussion.
- Borrowing: Built on the basis of Old High German werd (“worth”), from Proto-Germanic *werþaz. Probably borrowed around 9th century.
Georgiev and Skok remain inconclusive.
Inflection
    
Indefinite declension of *verdьnъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | 
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *verdьnъ | *verdьna | *verdьno | 
| genitive | *verdьna | *verdьny | *verdьna | 
| dative | *verdьnu | *verdьně | *verdьnu | 
| accusative | *verdьnъ | *verdьnǫ | *verdьno | 
| instrumental | *verdьnomь | *verdьnojǫ | *verdьnomь | 
| locative | *verdьně | *verdьně | *verdьně | 
| vocative | *verdьne | *verdьno | *verdьno | 
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter | 
| nominative | *verdьna | *verdьně | *verdьně | 
| genitive | *verdьnu | *verdьnu | *verdьnu | 
| dative | *verdьnoma | *verdьnama | *verdьnoma | 
| accusative | *verdьna | *verdьně | *verdьně | 
| instrumental | *verdьnoma | *verdьnama | *verdьnoma | 
| locative | *verdьnu | *verdьnu | *verdьnu | 
| vocative | *verdьna | *verdьně | *verdьně | 
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | 
| nominative | *verdьni | *verdьny | *verdьna | 
| genitive | *verdьnъ | *verdьnъ | *verdьnъ | 
| dative | *verdьnomъ | *verdьnamъ | *verdьnomъ | 
| accusative | *verdьny | *verdьny | *verdьna | 
| instrumental | *verdьny | *verdьnami | *verdьny | 
| locative | *verdьněxъ | *verdьnaxъ | *verdьněxъ | 
| vocative | *verdьni | *verdьny | *verdьna | 
Definite declension of *verdьnъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | 
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *verdьnъjь | *verdьnaja | *verdьnoje | 
| genitive | *verdьnajego | *verdьnyję̇ | *verdьnajego | 
| dative | *verdьnujemu | *verdьněji | *verdьnujemu | 
| accusative | *verdьnъjь | *verdьnǫjǫ | *verdьnoje | 
| instrumental | *verdьnyjimь | *verdьnǫjǫ | *verdьnyjimь | 
| locative | *verdьnějemь | *verdьněji | *verdьnějemь | 
| vocative | *verdьnъjь | *verdьnaja | *verdьnoje | 
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter | 
| nominative | *verdьnaja | *verdьněji | *verdьněji | 
| genitive | *verdьnuju | *verdьnuju | *verdьnuju | 
| dative | *verdьnyjima | *verdьnyjima | *verdьnyjima | 
| accusative | *verdьnaja | *verdьněji | *verdьněji | 
| instrumental | *verdьnyjima | *verdьnyjima | *verdьnyjima | 
| locative | *verdьnuju | *verdьnuju | *verdьnuju | 
| vocative | *verdьnaja | *verdьněji | *verdьněji | 
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | 
| nominative | *verdьniji | *verdьnyję̇ | *verdьnaja | 
| genitive | *verdьnъjixъ | *verdьnъjixъ | *verdьnъjixъ | 
| dative | *verdьnyjimъ | *verdьnyjimъ | *verdьnyjimъ | 
| accusative | *verdьnyję̇ | *verdьnyję̇ | *verdьnaja | 
| instrumental | *verdьnyjimi | *verdьnyjimi | *verdьnyjimi | 
| locative | *verdьnyjixъ | *verdьnyjixъ | *verdьnyjixъ | 
| vocative | *verdьniji | *verdьnyję̇ | *verdьnaja | 
Derived terms
    
- *verdьnostь, *verdьnota (“worth”)
Related terms
    
- *verděti (“to be worth”)
- *verdati (“to estimate”)
Descendants
    
Further reading
    
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вреден²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 184
- Skok, Petar (1973) “vrijedan”, in Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika [Etymological Dictionary of the Croatian or Serbian Language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes 3 (poni² – Ž), Zagreb: JAZU, page 625
- Snoj, Marko (2016) “vrẹ́den”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si
Inflection
    
Indefinite declension of *verdьnъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | 
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *verdьnъ | *verdьna | *verdьno | 
| genitive | *verdьna | *verdьny | *verdьna | 
| dative | *verdьnu | *verdьně | *verdьnu | 
| accusative | *verdьnъ | *verdьnǫ | *verdьno | 
| instrumental | *verdьnomь | *verdьnojǫ | *verdьnomь | 
| locative | *verdьně | *verdьně | *verdьně | 
| vocative | *verdьne | *verdьno | *verdьno | 
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter | 
| nominative | *verdьna | *verdьně | *verdьně | 
| genitive | *verdьnu | *verdьnu | *verdьnu | 
| dative | *verdьnoma | *verdьnama | *verdьnoma | 
| accusative | *verdьna | *verdьně | *verdьně | 
| instrumental | *verdьnoma | *verdьnama | *verdьnoma | 
| locative | *verdьnu | *verdьnu | *verdьnu | 
| vocative | *verdьna | *verdьně | *verdьně | 
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | 
| nominative | *verdьni | *verdьny | *verdьna | 
| genitive | *verdьnъ | *verdьnъ | *verdьnъ | 
| dative | *verdьnomъ | *verdьnamъ | *verdьnomъ | 
| accusative | *verdьny | *verdьny | *verdьna | 
| instrumental | *verdьny | *verdьnami | *verdьny | 
| locative | *verdьněxъ | *verdьnaxъ | *verdьněxъ | 
| vocative | *verdьni | *verdьny | *verdьna | 
Definite declension of *verdьnъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | 
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *verdьnъjь | *verdьnaja | *verdьnoje | 
| genitive | *verdьnajego | *verdьnyję̇ | *verdьnajego | 
| dative | *verdьnujemu | *verdьněji | *verdьnujemu | 
| accusative | *verdьnъjь | *verdьnǫjǫ | *verdьnoje | 
| instrumental | *verdьnyjimь | *verdьnǫjǫ | *verdьnyjimь | 
| locative | *verdьnějemь | *verdьněji | *verdьnějemь | 
| vocative | *verdьnъjь | *verdьnaja | *verdьnoje | 
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter | 
| nominative | *verdьnaja | *verdьněji | *verdьněji | 
| genitive | *verdьnuju | *verdьnuju | *verdьnuju | 
| dative | *verdьnyjima | *verdьnyjima | *verdьnyjima | 
| accusative | *verdьnaja | *verdьněji | *verdьněji | 
| instrumental | *verdьnyjima | *verdьnyjima | *verdьnyjima | 
| locative | *verdьnuju | *verdьnuju | *verdьnuju | 
| vocative | *verdьnaja | *verdьněji | *verdьněji | 
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | 
| nominative | *verdьniji | *verdьnyję̇ | *verdьnaja | 
| genitive | *verdьnъjixъ | *verdьnъjixъ | *verdьnъjixъ | 
| dative | *verdьnyjimъ | *verdьnyjimъ | *verdьnyjimъ | 
| accusative | *verdьnyję̇ | *verdьnyję̇ | *verdьnaja | 
| instrumental | *verdьnyjimi | *verdьnyjimi | *verdьnyjimi | 
| locative | *verdьnyjixъ | *verdьnyjixъ | *verdьnyjixъ | 
| vocative | *verdьniji | *verdьnyję̇ | *verdьnaja | 
Derived terms
    
- *verdina (“damage”)
- *verdьnostь (“harm, malice”)
Related terms
    
- *verditi (“to cause harm, to injure”)
- *verditeľь (“pest”)
- *verdovъ (“ulcerous”)
Descendants
    
Further reading
    
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вреден¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 184
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “вред”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Snoj, Marko (2016) “vredník”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si
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