Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/sengʷ-

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

Root edit

*sengʷ-[1]

  1. to sink
  2. to fall
  3. to drop

Derived terms edit

  • *séngʷ- ~ *sn̥gʷ- (aorist)
    • Armenian:
      • Old Armenian: անկաւ (ankaw)
  • *séngʷ-e-ti (thematic root present)
    • Proto-Germanic: *sinkwaną (see there for further descendants)
  • *songʷ-

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 531–532