Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gʷem-

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

Etymology

Perhaps some variation or gradation of *gʷeh₂-, hypothetically seen also on the pairs *men-dʰ(H)- : *meh₂-dʰ(H)- and *drem- : *dreh₂- (“to run”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Root

*gʷem- (perfective)^[1]^[2]

to come,^[3] to step^[4]
Synonyms: *gʷeh₂-, *melh₃-

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷem- (111 c, 0 e)

*gʷém-t ~ *gʷm-ént (athematic root aorist)
*gʷe-gʷóm-e ~ *gʷe-gʷm-ḗr (stative)
*gʷm̥-sḱé-ti (sḱe-present)
*gʷm̥-yé-ti (ye-present)
*gʷom-éye-ti (éye-causative)^[1]
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *gāmáyati
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *gāmáyati
    - Vedic Sanskrit: गामयति (gāmáyati, “to cause to go”)
      - ⇒ Sanskrit: गमयति (gamáyati)
  - Proto-Iranian: *ǰāmáyati (see there for further descendants)
*gʷém-ti-s ~ *gʷm̥-téy-s
*gʷém-tu-s ~ *gʷm̥-téw-s
*gʷém-t-s ~ *gʷm̥-t-és
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *gáts
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *gáts
    - Sanskrit: गत् (gat)
      - ⇒ Sanskrit: अध्वगत् (adhvagát)
*gʷm̥-tó-s

Unsorted formations

Proto-Albanian: *gat
- Albanian: gati
Armenian:
- Old Armenian: եկ (ek)
  - Armenian: եկ (ek)
Proto-Balto-Slavic:
- Lithuanian: gỹmis (“birth; nature; face”)^[5]
Proto-Balto-Slavic:
- Lithuanian: giminė̃ (“family, kin; genus; gender; (dial.) relative”)^[6]
  - → Latvian: ģimene
- Samogitian: gėmėnė
- Sudovian: gimna (“family; uncles, their wives”)
Proto-Tocharian: *kʷäm-
- Tocharian A: kum-
- Tocharian B: käm-

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Iranian:
- Proto-Indo-Aryan:
  - Sanskrit: गम् (gam)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*g^u̯em-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 209-210
^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 464-5
^ Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006), “*gʷem-”, in The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 476
^ Ringe, Donald (2006), From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎^[1], 1st edition, Oxford: University Press, →ISBN
^ Derksen, Rick (2015), “gymis”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 176–177
^ Derksen, Rick (2015), “giminė”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 176

[LIV-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*g^u̯em-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 209-210

[2] Pokorny, Julius (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 464-5

[3] Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006), “*gʷem-”, in The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 476

[Ringe_2006-4] Ringe, Donald (2006), From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎^[1], 1st edition, Oxford: University Press, →ISBN

[5] Derksen, Rick (2015), “gymis”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 176–177

[6] Derksen, Rick (2015), “giminė”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 176

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