Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₁lengʷʰ-

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

    Root

    *h₁lengʷʰ-[1][2]

    1. to move lightly, effortlessly[1]
    2. lightweight[2]
      Antonym: *gʷerh₂-

    Derived terms

    Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁lengʷʰ- (30 c, 0 e)
    • *h₁léngʷʰ-e-ti (thematic root verb)[1][3][4][5]
      • Proto-Celtic: *lengʷeti
      • Proto-Germanic: *lingwaną (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hránǰʰati
        • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hránźʰati
          • Sanskrit: रंहति (ráṃhati), रंहते (ráṃhate)
            • Sanskrit: रङ्घति (raṅghati), Sanskrit: रङ्घते (raṅghate)
          • लङ्घति (laṅghati), Sanskrit: लङ्घते (laṅghate),
        • Proto-Iranian: *Hránǰati
          • Younger Avestan: 𐬭𐬆𐬧𐬘𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (rəṇjaiti)
    • *h₁léngʷʰ-yōs ~ *h₁ln̥gʷʰ-is-és
    • Unsorted formations:
      • Armenian: *h₁ln̥gʷʰ-ieh₂-
      • Illyrian: lembus "light vehicle" < h₁lengʷh-os
      • Tocharian: *h₁ln̥gʷʰ-ti̯o

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*h₁lengʷʰ-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 243-245
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 18: “*h₁lengʷʰ- ‘light [in weight]’”
    3. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*leng-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 237-238
    4. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lingwan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 338-339
    5. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*Hranǰ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 191-192

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