gheidh-

English meaning                      to wish for

German meaning                     `begehren'

Grammatical comments         

General comments                  nur ar. und slav.

Derivatives                             

Material                                   Ai. gŕ̥dhyati `ist gierig, verlangt heftig' (= serb.-ksl. žlъždǫ), gr̥dhnú-ḥ `gierig', gŕ̥dhra-ḥ `gierig; Geier', gardha-ḥ (= aksl. gladъ) m. `Begierde', av. gərəða- ds.;

                slav. *žildiō `verlange' in:

                serb.-ksl. žlъždǫ, žlъděti `desiderare', skr. žúdîm, žúdjeti `verlangen, sich sehnen nach';

                slav. *galda- m. `Hunger' in:

                aksl. gladъ, skr. glâd (Gen. glâda); čech. hlad; russ. gółod (Gen. gółoda).

References                              WP. I 633, Trautmann 87 f.

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