οἴγω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

Uncertain. Forssman reconstructs an ablauting root, *ὀϝειγ-/*ὀϝιγ-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃uóigo-, and cognate with Sanskrit विज् (vij, to shake, tremble) and वेग (vega, violent movement, momentum).

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Verb

οἴγω (oígō)

  1. to open

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