Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/kwh₂et-

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

Alternative reconstructions edit

Root edit

*kwh₂et-

  1. to bubble, to foam
  2. to ferment, become sour

Derived terms edit

  • *kwáth₂-e-ti (to bubble, foam, thematic present)[1]
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *kwátʰati
  • *kwāth₂-éye-ti (to let bubble, causative)[1]
  • Proto-Hellenic: *kʷotamós (river)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *kʷētʰus (sea goddess)
  • >? Proto-Slavic: *kvȃsъ (leaven, fermented drink)[6] (see there for further descendants)
  • >? Latin: cāseus (cheese)[3] (see there for further descendants)

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 374
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “KVATHI”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 420
  3. 3.0 3.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “cāseus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  4. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 627
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Kümmel, Martin Joachim (2011–2023) “*ku̯eth₂-”, in Addenda und Corrigenda zu LIV²[3], page 51
  6. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*kvȃsъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 258:m. o (c) ‘leaven, fermented drink’