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Number: 749
Root: ĝhu̯elg-
English meaning: to glance
German meaning: `anblicken'?
Material: Gr. θέλγω `bezaubere, umschmeichle' (unwahrscheinlich oben S. 247);

    lit. žvelgiù, žvel̃gti `anblicken', Iterat. žvalgaũ, žvalgýti und žvil̃gis m. `Blick', žvìlgiu, žvilgė́ti `kurz hinblicken'.

References: WP. I 644, Trautmann 374, Schwyzer Gr. Gr. I 302.
Pages: 490
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *g'hwelg-
Meaning: to look, to bewitch (with the evil eye)
Old Greek: thélgō, aor. thélksai̯, p. thelkhtē̂nai̯, iter. ipf. thélgesk' (Hom.) `bezaubern, betören, täuschen, beschwichtigen'; thélktōr, thelktḗr `Bezauber etc.'; thélksi-s `f. Bezauberung'; thélgma n. `Zauber, Beschwichtigung, Erquickung'
Baltic: *ǯwel̃g- vb. tr., *ǯwil̂g-ē̂- (ǯwil̂g-a-), *ǯwal̃g-a-, *ǯwal̂g-a- c., *ǯwalg-u- adj.
Russ. meaning: смотреть, наводить порчу взглядом
References: WP I 866
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Proto-Baltic: *ǯwel̃g- vb. tr., *ǯwil̂g-ē̂- (ǯwil̂g-a-), *ǯwal̃g-a-, *ǯwal̂g-a- c., *ǯwalg-u- adj.
Meaning: look, shine
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Lithuanian: žvel̃gti (-ia, -ē) `(wonach) blicken, hinschauen', žvilgḗti (žvìlga) 'glänzen, flimmern', žvalgī́ti `mehrfach umherblicken, Ausschau halten; auskundschaften', žval̃ga-s/žválga-s 'Späher, Kundschafter; Besichtiger, wer von seiten der Braut vor der Jochzeit den Hof des Bräutigams besichtigt', žvalgù- 'umsichtig, genau beobachtend'
Lettish: zvildzêt (-u, -ẽju) `leuchten, flimmern, von einer schnellen Bewegung gesagt'
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