Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/tségʷomai

This Proto-Hellenic 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-Hellenic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *tyegʷ-.[1]

Verb edit

*tségʷomai

  1. to shy, shy away
  2. to feel ashamed

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Ancient Greek: σέβομαι (sébomai)
    • Greek: σέβομαι (sévomai)

References edit

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σέβομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1315-1316