Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bʰegʷ-

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

Etymology

Apparently originally the same root as the synonymous *bʰewg-.^[1]

Root

*bʰegʷ-^[2]^[3]

to flee
Synonym: *bʰewg-
to run

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰegʷ- (52 c, 0 e)

*bʰégʷ-e-ti (thematic root present)^[4]^[5]
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *bḗˀgtei (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Hellenic: *pʰégʷomai
  - Ancient Greek: φέβομαι (phébomai, “to flee”)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *bʰáǰati
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bʰáȷ́ati
    - Sanskrit: अभिभजते (abhibhajate, “to flee (towards)”)
*bʰégʷ-y-eh₂-ti (innovative denominative present)^[6]
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *bēˀgjā́ˀtei (see there for further descendants)
*bʰogʷ-éye-ti (causative)^[7]
- Proto-Hellenic: *pʰogʷéyō
  - Ancient Greek: φοβέω (phobéō, “to cause to flee”)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *bʰāǰáyati
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bʰāȷ́áyati
    - Sanskrit: भाजयति (bhājáyati, “to cause to flee”)
*bʰógʷ-o-s
- Proto-Hellenic: *pʰógʷos
  - Ancient Greek: φόβος (phóbos, “fear”) (see there for further descendants)

References

^ Grigoraș, Mihai (2016), “Why did φόβος mean φυγή in Homeric Greek?”, in M.-L. Dumitru Oancea, A.-C. Halichias and N.-A. Popa, editors, Expressions of Fear from Antiquity to the Contemporary World, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, →ISBN, pages 33–40
^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), “bʰeg^u̯-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 116
^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*bʰeg^u̯-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 67
^ Derksen, Rick (2008), “*bě̀gati”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 39-40
^ Derksen, Rick (2015), “bėgti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 85-86
^ Derksen, Rick (2008), “*běžàti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 40-41
^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “φέβομαι”, 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, page 1559

[1] Grigoraș, Mihai (2016), “Why did φόβος mean φυγή in Homeric Greek?”, in M.-L. Dumitru Oancea, A.-C. Halichias and N.-A. Popa, editors, Expressions of Fear from Antiquity to the Contemporary World, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, →ISBN, pages 33–40

[2] Pokorny, Julius (1959), “bʰeg^u̯-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 116

[3] Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*bʰeg^u̯-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 67

[4] Derksen, Rick (2008), “*bě̀gati”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 39-40

[5] Derksen, Rick (2015), “bėgti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 85-86

[6] Derksen, Rick (2008), “*běžàti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 40-41

[7] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “φέβομαι”, 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, page 1559

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