Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₁lengʰ-

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

    *h₁lengʰ-[1] or *h₁lenǵʰ-[2]

    1. to revile?

    Derived terms

    Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁lengʰ- (3 c, 0 e)
    • *h₁lengʰ- (root present)
      • Anatolian:
        • Hittite: 𒇷𒅅𒍣 (li-ik-zi, I swear)[2]
      • Germanic:
        • Old High German: antlingen (I answer)
      • Hellenic:
        • Ancient Greek: ἐλέγχω (elénkhō, I revile, disgrace)

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἐλέγχω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 404-5
    2. 2.0 2.1 Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008), Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 526-8