Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/tségʷomai

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This Proto-Hellenic 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-Hellenic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *tyegʷ-.[1]

Verb

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*tségʷomai

  1. to shy, shy away
  2. to feel ashamed

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Ancient Greek: σέβομαι (sébomai)
    • Greek: σέβομαι (sévomai)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σέβομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1315-1316