Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/hékʰō

This Proto-Hellenic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Hellenic

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *séǵʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (to take hold of; to have).[1]

    Verb

    *hékʰō

    1. to have

    Inflection

    Descendants

    • Ancient Greek: ἔχω (ékhō)
    • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀁𐀐 (e-ke /⁠hékʰei⁠/)

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἔχω I”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 490-1