Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gʷey-

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 edit

Root edit

*gʷey- (perfective)[1][2][3]

  1. to win, to conquer
  2. force

Derived terms edit

  • *gʷéy-eti (thematic toor present)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ǰáyati (see there for further descendants)
  • *gʷéy-t ~ *gʷy-ént (athematic root aorist)
  • *gʷe-gʷóy-e ~ *gʷe-gʷy-ḗr (stative)
  • *gʷéy-onts
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ǰáyans (see there for further descendants)
  • *gʷey-ós
  • *gʷi-tós

References edit

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “gʷei̯ə-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 469
  2. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*gʷei̯-¹”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 206
  3. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “βίᾱ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 213