Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gʷʰedʰ-

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

    *gʷʰedʰ-

    1. to request, pray, ask for

    Derived terms

    Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷʰedʰ- (23 c, 0 e)
    • *gʷʰédʰ-ye-ti (ye-present)
    • *gʷʰḗdʰ-s-t ~ *gʷʰédʰ-s-n̥t (s-aorist)
      • Proto-Hellenic:
        • Ancient Greek: θέσσασθαι (théssasthai, to pray for)
    • *gʷʰodʰ-éye-ti
      • Proto-Hellenic:
    • *gʷʰ-ne-dʰ- ~ *gʷʰ-n̥-dʰ- (nasal-infix present)
      • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *gend-
        • Lithuanian: pasigèsti (to miss) (1sg. pasigendù)
        • Proto-Slavic: *žę̄dàti, *žęďati (see there for further descendants)
    • *gʷʰédʰ-ti-s ~ *gʷʰdʰ-téy-s
      • Proto-Celtic: *gʷeddis
        • Proto-Brythonic:
        • Old Irish: geiss (curse, taboo)
    • *gʷʰedʰ-eh₂
      • Proto-Germanic: *bedō (request, plea) (see there for further descendants)
    • *gʷʰedʰ-yeh₂
      • Proto-Celtic: *gʷedyā
        • Old Irish: guide (prayer)
          • Irish: guí
          • Manx: gwee (curse, imprecation)
          • Scottish Gaelic: guidhe
    • *gʷʰodʰ-os
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian:
        • Sanskrit: गाध (gādha, desire, cupidity) (only in glossaries)
      • Proto-Hellenic:
    Unsorted formations
    • Proto-Armenian:
      • Old Armenian: գոթի (gotʻi, worship, sorcery) (?)
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *gedḗˀtei
      • Lithuanian: gedė́ti (to mourn) (1sg. gedžiù)
      • Proto-Slavic: *žęděti (with nasal from nasal-infix present) (see there for further descendants)
    • Lithuanian: gedáuti (to desire)
    • Proto-Hellenic:

    References