Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(s)nerk-

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

Root

*(s)nerk-

1. to loop, wind
2. to contract, shorten

• Unsorted formations:
  • Ancient Greek: νάρκη (nárkē)
  • Proto-Germanic: *snarhǭ (see there for further descendants)

References

• Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*snerk-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 574