Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wéh₁imn̥

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

Etymology edit

From *weh₁y- (to twist, wrap) +‎ *-mn̥ (action or result suffix).

Noun edit

*wéh₁imn̥ n[1][2]

  1. that which is twisted, plaiting

Inflection edit

Athematic, proterokinetic
singular collective
nominative *wéh₁imn̥ *wéh₁imō
genitive *uh₁iméns *uh₁ym̥nés
singular dual plural collective
nominative *wéh₁imn̥ *wéh₁ym̥nih₁ *wéh₁imō
vocative *wéh₁imn̥ *wéh₁ym̥nih₁ *wéh₁imō
accusative *wéh₁imn̥ *wéh₁ym̥nih₁ *wéh₁imō
genitive *uh₁iméns *? *uh₁ym̥nés
ablative *uh₁iméns *? *uh₁ym̥nés
dative *uh₁iméney *? *uh₁ym̥néy
locative *uh₁imén, *uh₁iméni *? *uh₁imén, *uh₁iméni
instrumental *uh₁iménh₁ *? *uh₁ym̥néh₁

Descendants edit

  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *wáHima
  • Proto-Celtic: *wēman[3]
    • Middle Irish: fíam (a chain)
  • Proto-Germanic: *wīmą (osier, wattle)[2]
  • Proto-Italic: *weimən (branch for plaiting)[1]
    • Latin: vīmen (branch for wickerwork) (see there for further descendants)

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “vieō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 677: “*u̯eh₁i-mn”
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*wajju-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 500: “*ueh₁i-mon-”
  3. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*wi-na-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 421: “*wē-men”