δράω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Apparently from Proto-Hellenic *dráwō, from Proto-Indo-European *dréwh₂-eti (to run, act), which seems like an extension of *dreh₂- (to run), and cognate with Sanskrit द्राति (drā́ti, to run), द्रवति (drávati, id). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

However, Beekes does not mention the aforementioned derivation, and instead mentions a connection with Lithuanian darýti (to make, do). Though the Lithuanian is a strong semantic match, it is generally thought to be from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (to hold) and thus related to Sanskrit धर्म (dharma, dharma, morality), phonetically precluding a relation with the Greek.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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δρᾰ́ω (dráō)

  1. to act, to take action, to achieve

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δρᾰ́ω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 352-3

Further reading

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