Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/seh₂k-

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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[edit]

Root[edit]

*seh₂k-[1]

  1. to make a pact, treaty
  2. to make sacred
  3. ceremony, ritual

Reconstruction notes[edit]

Proto-Germanic *sahtiz (“reconciliation”), e.g. Old Norse sátt (“treaty”), is traditionally connected to this root. However, the favored connection is now to *seh₂g- (“to seek”).

Derived terms[edit]

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *seh₂k-‎ (4 c, 0 e)
  • *sh₂-né-k-ti ~ *sh₂-n-k-énti (post-PIE nasal-infix present)
    • Proto-Italic: *sankjō (see there for further descendants)
  • *seh₂k-lōy-s[2]
  • *séh₂k-mn̥ ~ *sh₂k-mén-s
  • *seh₂k-ri-s
    • Proto-Italic: *sākris (see there for further descendants)
  • *sh₂k-ró-s
    • Proto-Italic: *sakros (see there for further descendants)

References[edit]

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “sacer”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 532
  2. ^ Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) “šāklāi”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 700
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