Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂rey-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words 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

Reanalysed root of *h₂réyti, from *h₂reh₁- (“to think; to count”) +‎ *-éyti (*éy-present suffix).

Root

*h₂rey-

1. to count, count out
2. to arrange

Extensions

*h₂rey-dʰ(h₁)- (“to put in order”)

• *h₂réy-dʰ-t ~ *h₂ri-dʰ-ént (athematic root aorist)
  • Slavic: [Term?]
    • Latvian: rist (“to put in order”)
• *h₂réy-dʰ-i-s
  • Celtic: *rēdis (“simple, easy”)
• *h₂roy-dʰ(h₁)-ó-s
  • Germanic: *raidaz (“ready, arranged”), *raidijaz (see there for further descendants)
  • Slavic: [Term?]
    • Latvian: raids (“ready”)
• *h₂ri-dʰh₁-mó-s
  • Hellenic: [Term?]
    • Ancient Greek: ἀριθμός (arithmós, “number”)

Derived terms

► Terms derived from the PIE root *h₂rey-

• *h₂réy-mo-s
  • Celtic: *rīmā (“number, count”) (< *h₂réy-meh₂) (see there for further descendants)
  • Germanic: *rīmą (“number, calculation”) (see there for further descendants)
• *h₂réy-tus ~ *h₂ri-téw-s
  • Italic: [Term?]
    • Latin: rītus
• *n̥-h₂ri-to-s
  • Hellenic: [Term?]
    • Ancient Greek: νήριτος (nḗritos, “countless”)