Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/démeti
Proto-Indo-European
Etymology
Thematic root present of *dem- (“to build, arrange”).
Verb
*démeti (imperfective)[1]
- to build
- to arrange, to put together
Inflection
| Imperfective, thematic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd singular | *démeti | ||||
| 3rd plural | *démonti | ||||
| Active voice | Present indicative | Past indicative | Imperative | Subjunctive | Optative |
| 1st singular | *démoh₂ | *démom | — | *démōh₂ | *démoyh₁m̥ |
| 2nd singular | *démesi | *démes | *déme | *démēsi | *démoys |
| 3rd singular | *démeti | *démet | *démetu | *démēti | *démoyt |
| 1st dual | *démowos | *démowe | — | *démōwos | *démoywe |
| 2nd dual | *démetes | *démetom | *démetom | *démētes | *démoytom |
| 3rd dual | *démetes | *démetām | *démetām | *démētes | *démoytām |
| 1st plural | *démomos | *démome | — | *démōmos | *démoyme |
| 2nd plural | *démete | *démete | *démete | *démēte | *démoyte |
| 3rd plural | *démonti | *démont | *démontu | *démōnti | *démoyh₁n̥t |
| Participle | *démonts | ||||
| Middle voice | Present indicative | Past indicative | Imperative | Subjunctive | Optative |
| 1st singular | *démoh₂er | *démoh₂e | — | *démōh₂er | *démoyh₂e |
| 2nd singular | *démeth₂er | *démeth₂e | *démeso | *démēth₂er | *démoyth₂e |
| 3rd singular | *démetor | *démeto | *? | *démētor | *démoyto, *démoyh₁o |
| 1st dual | *démowosdʰh₂ | *démowedʰh₂ | — | *démōwosdʰh₂ | *démoywedʰh₂ |
| 2nd dual | *? | *? | *? | *? | *? |
| 3rd dual | *? | *? | *? | *? | *? |
| 1st plural | *démomosdʰh₂ | *démomedʰh₂ | — | *démōmosdʰh₂ | *démoymedʰh₂ |
| 2nd plural | *démedʰh₂we | *démedʰh₂we | *démedʰh₂we | *démēdʰh₂we | *démoydʰh₂we |
| 3rd plural | *démontor | *démonto | *? | *démōntor | *démoyro |
| Participle | *démomnos | ||||
Descendants
- Proto-Germanic: *temaną[2] (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Hellenic: *démō[3][4]
- Ancient Greek: δέμω (démō)
- Mycenaean Greek: 𐀆𐀕𐀃𐀳 (de-me-o-te)
References
- ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “1. *demh₂-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 114-116
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “teman-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 513
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “δέμω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 314–315
- ^ Beekes, Robert S.P. (1969) The Development of the Proto-Indo-European Laryngeals in Greek. The Hague–Paris: Mouton, page 291