Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/peyǵ-

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

Root

*peyǵ-

1. inactive, reluctant

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *peyǵ-‎ (1 c, 0 e)

Only Italic descendants are known with certainty.

• *piǵ-éh₁-(ye)- (stative)
  • Proto-Italic: *pigēō
    • Latin: pigeō (“to be annoyed, to be reluctant, to irk”)
• *piǵ-rós
  • Proto-Italic: *pigros
    • Latin: piger (“slow, lazy, inactive”)
• *piǵ-wós
  • Proto-Italic: *pigwos
    • Latin: piguus (“lazy”)
• *poyǵ-no-
  • Proto-Germanic: *faikną (see there for further descendants)