Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gewH-

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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

Etymology

Perhaps connected to the synonymous *ǵʰewH-.

Root

*g⁽ʷ⁾ew(H)- or *g⁽ʷ⁾ew(h₂)-[1][2][3][4]

  1. to call, name
  2. to invoke, call on
  3. to cry, cry out

Derived terms

  • *géwH-e-ti (thematic root present)[2]
    • Proto-Germanic: *kewaną (to cry)
    • (perhaps) Proto-Indo-Iranian: *gáwbati
      • Proto-Iranian: *gáwbati (see there for further descendants)
  • *gowH-éye-ti (causative)[2][4]
    • Proto-Germanic: *kawjaną (to call, name) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Hellenic:
  • *gowh₂-dʰh₁-y-ónti (denominative)[5]
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *gaustei
      • Lithuanian: gaũsti, gaudžiù (to make a sound, hum, 1sg.)
      • Latvian: gaũst, gaūžu (to wail, lament, 1sg.)
      • Proto-Slavic: *gǫsti (to make a sound, hum, sing, weep, play an instrument)[3] (see there for further descendants)
  • *gow-dʰh₁-us[5]
    • Balto-Slavic:
      • Lithuanian: gaudùs (sonorous)
      • Latvian: gàuds (miserable)
  • *gowH-oro-s[2]
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *gawaras
      • Latvian: gaura (chatter)
      • Proto-Slavic: *gȍvorъ (talk)[3] (see there for further descendants)
  • *gʷowH-os[1][2]
    • Hellenic:
      • Ancient Greek: γόος (góos, wailing, weeping, lament)
  • *guH-mós[2]
    • Proto-Germanic: *kūmaz (thin, weak, frail)
      • Old High German: kūmo (see there for further descendants)
      • Old English: cyme
  • Unsorted formations:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “*g⁽ʷ⁾ow(H)-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 280
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*gowH-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 282
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*gow(H)-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 182
  4. 4.0 4.1 Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*geu̯h₂-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 189
  5. 5.0 5.1 Yamazaki, Yoko (2009) “The Saussure Effect in Lithuanian”, in The Journal of Indo-European Studies