Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂meygʷ-

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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

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Etymology

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Perhaps an extension of *h₂mey-.

Root

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*h₂meygʷ-[1]

  1. to change, exchange
  2. to change places → to wander

Derived terms

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  • *h₂méygʷ-e-ti (thematic root present)
    • Proto-Hellenic: *améigʷō
  • *h₂migʷ-ró-s
    • Proto-Italic: *migros
      • Latin: migrō (to wander) (see there for further descendants)
  • Unsorted formations:
    • ? Proto-Uralic: *mixe- (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 249