Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/glew-

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

Alternative reconstructions

• *gleH-u-

Etymology

An extension of *gel- (“to ball up, clump”); compare *gley-.

Root

*glew-

1. to ball up, clump together
2. swelling, lump

Extensions

• *glew-t-
  • ⇒ *gléwt-s (root noun)
    • Proto-Italic: *glouts
      • Latin: glūs
  • ⇒
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic:
      • Proto-Slavic:
        • Slovene: glûta (“lump, swelling”)
  • ⇒ *glowt-ó-s
    • Proto-Hellenic: *gloutós
      • >? Ancient Greek: γλουτός (gloutós, “rump”) (see there for further descendants)

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *glew-‎ (5 c, 0 e)

• *gléw-ō
  • Proto-Germanic: *klewô (“clod, lump, mass”) (see there for further descendants)
• Unsorted formations:
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian:
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan:
      • Sanskrit: ग्लौ (gláu-, “swelling, tumor”)
  • Proto-Italic:
    • Latin: gluo

References

• Pokorny, Julius (1959) “362–364”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 362–364