Reconstruction:Latin/hendo
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unattested verb only found in compounds (see derived terms below), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“to find, hold”). Cognate with Ancient Greek χανδάνω (khandánō, “to hold”), English get (via Old Norse geta). Related to praeda and perhaps also hedera.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
*hendō (present infinitive *hendere, perfect active *hendī, supine *hēnsum); third conjugation
- I hold