Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gʷeh₂-

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Etymology

    Perhaps some variation or gradation of *gʷem- seen also on *mendʰ- - *meh₂dʰ-, *med- - *meh₁-/*meh₁d-.

    Root

    *gʷeh₂- (perfective)[1][2]

    1. to step
    2. to go
    3. to stand

    Derived terms

    • *gʷéh₂-t ~ *gʷh₂-ént (root aorist)
      • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *gā́ˀtei[3] (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Hellenic: *égʷēn[4]
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *HágaHt
        • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *HágaHt
        • Proto-Iranian: *HágaHt
          • Avestan: 𐬔𐬁𐬝 (gāt̰)
    • *gʷí-gʷeh₂-ti ~ *gʷí-gʷh₂-ti (reduplicated present)
      • Proto-Armenian:[5]
      • Proto-Hellenic: *gʷígʷāmi[4]
        • Ancient Greek: *βίβημι (*bíbēmi), βιβᾱ́ς (bibā́s) (< *gʷígʷants)
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ǰígaHti
    • *gʷe-gʷóh₂-e ~ *gʷe-gʷh₂-ḗr (perfect)[2]
      • Proto-Hellenic:
        • Ancient Greek: βεβάασῐ (bebáasĭ, Epic 3pl.), βέβηκᾰ (bébēkă) (reformed as k-perfect)
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian:
        • Proto-Indo-Aryan:
          • Sanskrit: जगायात् (jagā́yāt, 3sg.perf.opt.) (possibly a secondary formation)
    • *gʷéh₂-ye-ti[3]
      • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *gā́ˀtei (see there for further descendants)
    • *gʷh₂-ye-ti[6]
    • *gʷeh₂-t-eh₁ye-ti
      • Proto-Hellenic:
        • Ancient Greek: (ἀμφισ)βητέω ((amphis)bētéō)
    • *gʷoh₂-t-éye-ti
      • Proto-Hellenic:
        • Ancient Greek: (συ)βωτέω ((su)bōtéō) (perhaps)
    • *gʷh₂-tós
      • Proto-Celtic: *batos[7]
        • Old Irish: at·bath
        • Old Irish: bath (death)
        • Welsh: bad (pest, plague)
    • *gʷe-gʷ(e)h₂-yo-
    • *gʷéh₂-mn̥ ~ *gʷh₂-mén-s
    • *gʷoh₂-mós
      • Proto-Hellenic: *gʷōmós
    • *gʷéh₂-ti-s ~ *gʷh₂-téy-s
    • Unsorted formations:
      • Proto-Armenian:
        • Old Armenian: կամն (kamn, threshing sledge)
      • Proto-Hellenic:
        • Ancient Greek: βιβάω (bibáō)
        • Ancient Greek: βιβάζω (bibázō)
      • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *gāˀźas
        • Proto-Slavic: *gazъ[8] (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian:
        • Proto-Indo-Aryan:
          • Sanskrit: जगत् (jágat)
          • Sanskrit: गा (, going) (as in स्वस्तिगा (svastigā́))
          • Sanskrit: (ga) (as in सुग (sugá))

    References

    1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “gā-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 463-464
    2. 2.0 2.1 Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*geh₂-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 205
    3. 3.0 3.1 Derksen, Rick (2015) “goti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 184
    4. 4.0 4.1 Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “βαίνω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 192
    5. 5.0 5.1 Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “ek-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, pages 249-250
    6. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*bā-, *ba-yo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 52
    7. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*bato-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 59
    8. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1979), “*gazъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 6 (*e – *golva), Moscow: Nauka, page 113