Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wéh₁imn̥
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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]
Etymology[edit]
From *weh₁y- (“to twist, wrap”) + *-mn̥ (action or result suffix).
Noun[edit]
- that which is twisted, plaiting
Inflection[edit]
| Athematic, proterokinetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | collective | |||
| nominative | *wéh₁imn̥ | *wéh₁imō | ||
| genitive | *uh₁iméns | *uh₁ym̥nés | ||
| singular | dual | plural | collective | |
| nominative | *wéh₁imn̥ | *wéh₁ym̥nih₁ | — | *wéh₁imō |
| vocative | *wéh₁imn̥ | *wéh₁ym̥nih₁ | — | *wéh₁imō |
| accusative | *wéh₁imn̥ | *wéh₁ym̥nih₁ | — | *wéh₁imō |
| genitive | *uh₁iméns | *? | — | *uh₁ym̥nés |
| ablative | *uh₁iméns | *? | — | *uh₁ym̥nés |
| dative | *uh₁iméney | *? | — | *uh₁ym̥néy |
| locative | *uh₁imén, *uh₁iméni | *? | — | *uh₁imén, *uh₁iméni |
| instrumental | *uh₁iménh₁ | *? | — | *uh₁ym̥néh₁ |
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *wáHima
- Proto-Celtic: *wēman[3]
- Middle Irish: fíam (“a chain”)
- Proto-Germanic: *wīmą (“osier, wattle”)[2]
- Proto-Italic: *weimən (“branch for plaiting”)[1]
- Latin: vīmen (“branch for wickerwork”) (see there for further descendants)
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “vieō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 677: “*u̯eh₁i-mn”
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wajju-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 500: “*ueh₁i-mon-”
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wi-na-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 421: “*wē-men”