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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dʰewgʰ-

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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

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    Root

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    *dʰewgʰ- (imperfective)[1][2] or possibly *dʰewgʰ- (perfective)[3]

    1. to hit (as opposed to missing)[3]
    2. to produce,[1] to produce something useful[4]
    3. to be strong, have force[5]

    Derived terms

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    Unsorted formations
    • Proto-Germanic: *dugunþō (utility, virtue, strength) (see there for further descendants)
    • Irish: dual
    • Scottish Gaelic: duan

    References

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    1. 1.0 1.1 Ringe, Donald (2006), From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
    2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 271
    3. 3.0 3.1 Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*dʰeu̯gʰ-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 148–149
    4. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 614a
    5. ^ Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006), The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 370
    6. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979), “Haykakankʻ (Armeniaca)”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, pages 627–628