Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/wegeō

This Proto-Italic 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-Italic edit

Etymology edit

From earlier *wegejō, from Proto-Indo-European *woǵ-éye- with change to e-grade, causative verb from *weǵ- (to be lively). Compare with the stative *wegēō.[1]

Verb edit

*wegeō first-singular present indicative

  1. to be active, lively

Conjugation edit

Inflection of *wegeō (second conjugation causative)
Present *wegeō
Perfect
Past participle *wegetos
Present indicative Active Passive
1st sing. *wegeō *wegeōr
2nd sing. *wegēs *wegēzo
3rd sing. *wegēt *wegētor
1st plur. *wegēmos *wegēmor
2nd plur. *wegētes *wegēm(e?)n(ai?)
3rd plur. *wegeont *wegeontor
Present subjunctive Active Passive
1st sing. *wegeām *wegeār
2nd sing. *wegeās *wegeāzo
3rd sing. *wegeād *wegeātor
1st plur. *wegeāmos *wegeāmor
2nd plur. *wegeātes *wegeām(e?)n(ai?)
3rd plur. *wegeānd *wegeāntor
Perfect indicative Active
1st sing.
2nd sing.
3rd sing.
1st plur.
2nd plur.
3rd plur.
Present imperative Active Passive
2nd sing. *wegē *wegēzo
2nd plur. *wegēte
Future imperative Active
2nd + 3rd sing. *wegētōd
Participles Present Past
*wegēnts *wegetos
Verbal nouns tu-derivative s-derivative
*wegetum *wegēzi

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Latin: vegeō

References edit

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “vegeō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 657-8