Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/men(s)dʰh₁-

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

A compound root from *men- (“to think”) +‎ *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put”), literally “to put in mind”.[1]

Root

*men(s)dʰh₁-

  1. vivacious
  2. wisdom
  3. to pay attention to

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *men(s)dʰh₁- (1 c, 0 e)
  • *mn̥-dʰh₁-ró-s
    • Proto-Germanic: *mundraz (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *mandrás (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *manzdʰHrás (see there for further descendants)
  • Unsorted formations:
    • Albanian: mund (“can, win”)
    • Proto-Germanic: *mundōną (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Germanic: *mandijaną
    • Hellenic:
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *mazdʰáH (“wisdom, discernment, reasoning”) (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*mundra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 376
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