- ἐσθλός
- ἐσθλόςGrammatical information: adj.Meaning: `good, brave, stout, noble' of men and objects (Il.).Other forms: Aeol. Pi. ἔσλος, ἐσλός, Arc ἑσλόςCompounds: As 1. member in ἐσθλο-δότης (Man.),Derivatives: ἐσθλότης (Chrysipp.).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Unknown. Acc. to Brugmann K. vergl. Gr. 201, 522, Grundr. 22 : 3, 128; 374, Benveniste Origines 191 to Skt. édhate `thrive' (\< *azdh-, Av. azd-ya- `well-fed, stout'; IE *es-dh-), further to ἐύ̄ς (s. v.). Schwyzer 533 n. 5 prefers a compound *es-dhl-ó- `ἀγαθοεργός', from ἐσ- in ἐΰς and a zero grade variant of OCS dělo `deed' (IE *dheh₁-lo-; s. τίθημι). Diff. again Specht Ursprung 256, Pisani Ist. Lomb. 77, 550 (s. Glotta 35, 62).Page in Frisk: 1,574
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.