Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wreyd-

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

*wreyd-

  1. to scratch, carve

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wreyd- (3 c, 0 e)
  • *wréyd-e-ti (thematic root present)[1]
    • Proto-Germanic: *wrītaną (see there for further descendants)
  • *wrid-néh₂-ti ~ *wrid-n̥h₂-énti (neh₂-iterative)[2]
    • Proto-Germanic: *writtōną (see there for further descendants)
  • *wroyd-éye-ti (causative)
    • Proto-Germanic: *wraitijaną (to vex, excite)[3] (see there for further descendants)
  • *wríd-i-s (i-stem noun)
    • Proto-Germanic: *writiz (scratch, carving, engraving; crack, fissure)[4] (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wrītan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 596–597
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*writtōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 597
  3. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wraitjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[3], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 594
  4. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*writi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[4], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 597