Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wenh₁-

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

*wenh₁-

1. to love

Derived terms

• *wn̥h₁-sḱé-ti (sḱe-present)
  • Proto-Germanic: *wunskijaną (see there for further descendants)
  • Indo-Iranian:
    • Indo-Aryan:
      • Sanskrit: वांछति (vāṃchati)
• *wonh₁-éye-ti (causative)
  • Proto-Germanic: *wanjaną (see there for further descendants)
• *wn̥h₁-éh₁ye-ti (essive)
  • Proto-Germanic: *wunāną (see there for further descendants)
• ?*wn̥h₁-néw-ti ~ *wn̥h₁-nw-énti (néw-present)
  • Proto-Germanic: *winnaną (see there for further descendants)
  • Indo-Iranian:
    • Indo-Aryan:
      • Sanskrit: वनोति (vanoti)
• *wenh₁-i-s
  • Proto-Germanic: *winiz (see there for further descendants)
• *wénh₁-os ~ *wénh₁-es-os
  • Proto-Italic: *wenos
    • Latin: venus (“loveliness, charm”), Venus (theonym)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *wánas
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wánas
      • Sanskrit: वनस् (vánas)
• *wenh₁-es-no-s
  • Proto-Italic: *weneznos
    • Latin: venēnum
• *wn̥h₁-tro-m
  • Proto-Germanic: *wundrą (see there for further descendants)
• *wn̥h₁-yeh₂
  • Proto-Germanic: *wunjō (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Italic: *wenjā (see there for further descendants)

Unsorted formations:

• Proto-Albanian: *vōnja
  • Albanian: vuaj (I suffer)
• Germanic:
  • Proto-Germanic: *wanaz (see there for further descendants)
• Albanian:
  • Proto-Albanian: *un-
    • Albanian: uni
    • Albanian: uri

References