Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/démeti

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

    Thematic root present of *dem- (to build, arrange).

    Verb

    *démeti (imperfective)[1]

    1. to build
    2. 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

    1. ^ 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
    2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “teman-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 513
    3. ^ 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
    4. ^ Beekes, Robert S.P. (1969) The Development of the Proto-Indo-European Laryngeals in Greek. The Hague–Paris: Mouton, page 291