Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-wē

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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

Conjunction

*-we ~ *-wē

  1. or

Antonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • (possibly) Proto-Germanic: *-u
  • Proto-Hellenic: *ḗ-we (< *h₁ḗ-we), *ē-wé (< *h₁ē-wé)[3]
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *-wā (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Italic: *-we[4]
  • Proto-Tocharian: *wā[5]
    • Tocharian A: pat
    • Tocharian B: wat

References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “ceu”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 112
  2. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “nē”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 403-404
  3. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 507
  4. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “-ve”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 656-657
  5. ^ Adams, Douglas Q. (1999) “wa1”, in A dictionary of Tocharian B (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, →ISBN