Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ǵembʰ-

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Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

From *ǵ-né-bʰ-ti ~ *ǵ-m̥-bʰ-énti, nasal inflix of a poorly contested root, *ǵebʰ-, possibly found in Proto-Celtic *gobbos (“muzzle, snout”), Gaulish *gauta (“cheek”).

Root

*ǵembʰ-

  1. to bite
  2. to chomp
  3. to crunch

Derived terms