Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂eg-

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

*h₂eg-

  1. to sin, violate, commit a crime

Derived terms

  • Proto-Germanic: *akaną (“to ache”) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: ἄγος (ágos, “guilt, dread”)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian:

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*akan- 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 18
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