Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ḱwes-

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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

*ḱwes-[1]

  1. to puff, sigh

Alternative reconstructions

Derived terms

  • *ḱwés-ti ~ *ḱus-énti (athematic present)
  • Unsorted formations:
    • Proto-Germanic: *hwēsaną (to wheeze)[4] (see there for further descendants)
    • Indo-Iranian:[5]
    • Tocharian:

References

  1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*k̑u̯es-, ‘schnaufen, schnauben, seufzen’”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 341
  2. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*ḱu̯eshx- ‘± breathe; sigh, groan’”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 518
  3. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “queror, -ī ‘to complain, protest’”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 507
  4. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hwēsan- s.v. ‘to wheeze’”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 266
  5. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) “ŚVAS”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 677

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