Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wéryeti
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From *werh₁- (“to speak, say”) + *-yeti, with regular deletion of the laryngeal between a consonant and *y.
Verb[edit]
- to be saying
Inflection[edit]
| Imperfective, thematic, active only | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd singular | *wéryeti | ||||
| 3rd plural | *wéryonti | ||||
| Active voice | Present indicative | Past indicative | Imperative | Subjunctive | Optative |
| 1st singular | *wéryoh₂ | *wéryom | — | *wéryōh₂ | *wéryoyh₁m̥ |
| 2nd singular | *wéryesi | *wéryes | *wérye | *wéryēsi | *wéryoys |
| 3rd singular | *wéryeti | *wéryet | *wéryetu | *wéryēti | *wéryoyt |
| 1st dual | *wéryowos | *wéryowe | — | *wéryōwos | *wéryoywe |
| 2nd dual | *wéryetes | *wéryetom | *wéryetom | *wéryētes | *wéryoytom |
| 3rd dual | *wéryetes | *wéryetām | *wéryetām | *wéryētes | *wéryoytām |
| 1st plural | *wéryomos | *wéryome | — | *wéryōmos | *wéryoyme |
| 2nd plural | *wéryete | *wéryete | *wéryete | *wéryēte | *wéryoyte |
| 3rd plural | *wéryonti | *wéryont | *wéryontu | *wéryōnti | *wéryoyh₁n̥t |
| Participle | *wéryonts | ||||
Descendants[edit]
- Anatolian:
- Hittite: 𒌑𒂊𒊑𒄿𒊍𒍣 (ú-e-ri-ya-az-zi, 3sg.pres.act.)
- Proto-Hellenic: *wéřřō
- Ancient Greek: εἴρω (eírō)
References[edit]
- ^ Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) “u̯er(ii̯e/a)-zi”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1159-1160
- ^ Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN