vogti

Lithuanian

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Has been linked to Latin vagus (“wandering, vague”); wandering vagrants were perhaps considered to be more likely to steal, or perhaps the act of stealing could be viewed as a "wandering off" of goods.

The present-tense forms are from the o-grade stem vag-, while the non-present-tense forms are from the lengthened o-grade stem *wāg-.

Verb

võgti (third-person present tense vãgia, third-person past tense võgė)

1. to steal

Declension

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Derived terms

• vagìs (“thief”)