dročiti

dročiti Grammatical information: v. Proto-Slavic meaning: `stimulate, irritate'

Page in Trubačev: V 122-123

Russian:

dročít' `stroke, caress, feed, tease, irritate' [verb];

dróčit' `stroke, caress, tease, irritate' [verb];

dročít'sja `be obstinate, go mad (said of cattle, for instance)' [verb]

Polish:

droczyć `tease' [verb]

Serbo-Croatian:

drȍčiti `sting' [verb]

Bulgarian:

dróča `loaf, amuse oneself, booze' [verb]

Proto-Balto-Slavic reconstruction: drok-

Latvian:

dracît `scold' [verb]

Indo-European reconstruction: d(ʰ)rok-

Comments: It is difficult to link this Balto-Slavic etymon to fors with an Indo-European etymology. The Russian reflexive dročít'sja may also be compared with Latv. drakâtiês `rage, dance'