Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂ewg-
Proto-Indo-European
Etymology
From *h₂weg-, of which the zero grade *h₂ug- was reanalysed as having the ablaut vowel before the -w- rather than after it, creating a new variant form of the root. The original root remained in use, however.
Root
*h₂ewg-
Derived terms
- *h₂éwg-e-ti (thematic root present)
- *h₂ug-s-é-ti
- *h₂owg-éye-ti (causative)
- *h₂éwg-os ~ *h₂éwg-es-os
- *h₂ewg-os-to-s
- *h₂ug-ró-s (“strong, fierce”)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hugrás (see there for further descendants)
- Unsorted formations:
- Albanian:
- Armenian:
- Old Armenian: աճեմ (ačem)
- Proto-Celtic: *ouxselos
- Proto-Celtic: *ouxs-, *uxs-
- Old Irish: uas
- (possibly) Proto-Germanic: *auk (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hwakšáyati
- Proto-Iranian: *Hwaxšáyati
- Proto-Balto-Slavic:
References
- Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2000) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 258
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 278