Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/men(s)dʰh₁-

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.

A compound root from *men- (“to think”) +‎ *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put”).

*men(s)dʰh₁-

1. vivacious
2. wisdom
3. to pay attention to

• *mn̥-dʰh₁-ró-s
  • Proto-Germanic: *mundraz
    • Old High German: muntar (“awake, alert”)
      • Middle High German: munter
        • German: munter
          • Dutch: monter
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *mandras
    • Lithuanian: mandrùs
    • Latvian: muôdrs
    • Proto-Slavic: *mǫdrъ (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *manzdʰHrás (see there for further descendants)
• Unsorted formations:
  • Albanian: mund (“can, win”)
  • Proto-Germanic: *mundōną (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Germanic: *mandijaną
    • Old Saxon: mendian
    • Old High German: menden
      • Middle High German: menden
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: μανθάνω (manthánō, “to learn”)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *mazdʰáH (“wisdom, discernment, reasoning”) (see there for further descendants)