Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gʷréh₂wō

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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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Etymology

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From the adjective *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”) +‎ *-ō (individualizing suffix).

Noun

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*gʷréh₂wō m[1][2][3]

  1. quern, mill-stone

Inflection

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Athematic, amphikinetic
singular
nominative *gʷréh₂wō
genitive *gʷr̥h₂unés
singular dual plural
nominative *gʷréh₂wō *gʷréh₂wonh₁(e) *gʷréh₂wones
vocative *gʷréh₂won *gʷréh₂wonh₁(e) *gʷréh₂wones
accusative *gʷréh₂wonm̥ *gʷréh₂wonh₁(e) *gʷréh₂wonm̥s
genitive *gʷr̥h₂unés *? *gʷr̥h₂unóHom
ablative *gʷr̥h₂unés *? *gʷr̥h₂wn̥mós, *gʷr̥h₂wn̥bʰós
dative *gʷr̥h₂unéy *? *gʷr̥h₂wn̥mós, *gʷr̥h₂wn̥bʰós
locative *gʷr̥h₂wén, *gʷr̥h₂wéni *? *gʷr̥h₂wn̥sú
instrumental *gʷr̥h₂unéh₁ *? *gʷr̥h₂wn̥mís, *gʷr̥h₂wn̥bʰís

Derived terms

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  • *gʷérh₂nu-s ~ *gʷr̥h₂nw-és[4] (< metathesized *gʷérh₂un-s ~ *gʷr̥h₂un-és)
    • Proto-Armenian:
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *gírˀnūˀ (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Germanic: *kwernuz
    • Proto-Tocharian: [5]

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “gu̯er-, gu̯erə-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 476-477
  2. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 122-123
  3. ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 96
  4. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*kwernu-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 318
  5. ^ Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kärweñe”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 176
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