Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/les-

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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

Alternative reconstructions

Root

*les- (imperfective)

  1. to gather, to collect

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • *lés-ti ~ *l̥s-énti (athematic root present) or *léseti (thematic root present)
    • Anatolian:
      • Hittite: 𒇷𒅖𒊭𒀭𒍣 (li-iš-ša-an-zi /⁠liššanzi⁠/, 3pl.pres.act.)
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *lestei
    • Proto-Germanic: *lesaną
  • ?*los-éye-ti (causative)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) “lešš-zi”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 607-608
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “les-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 680
  3. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*les-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 413-414
  4. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “lesti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 281
  5. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lesan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 331-332