Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/glew-

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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

An extension of *gel- (“to ball up, clump”); compare *gley-.

Root

*glew-

  1. to ball up, clump together
  2. swelling, lump

Extensions

  • *glew-t-
    • ⇒ *gléwt-s (root noun)
      • Proto-Italic: *glouts
    • ⇒
      • Proto-Balto-Slavic:
        • Proto-Slavic:
          • Slovene: glûta (“lump, swelling”)
    • ⇒ *glowt-ó-s
      • Proto-Hellenic: *gloutós
        • >? Ancient Greek: γλουτός (gloutós, “rump”) (see there for further descendants)

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *glew- (5 c, 0 e)
  • *gléw-ō
    • Proto-Germanic: *klewô (“clod, lump, mass”) (see there for further descendants)
  • Unsorted formations:
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian:
      • Proto-Indo-Aryan:
    • Proto-Italic:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “gláu-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 511
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