Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/mn̥yétor

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

    From *men- +‎ *-yéti

    Verb

    *mn̥yétor (imperfective)[1][2][3]

    1. to think

    Conjugation

    Imperfective, thematic, middle only
    3rd singular *mn̥yétor
    3rd plural *mn̥yóntor
    Middle voice Present indicative Past indicative Imperative Subjunctive Optative
    1st singular *mn̥yóh₂er *mn̥yóh₂e *mn̥yṓh₂er *mn̥yóyh₂e
    2nd singular *mn̥yéth₂er *mn̥yéth₂e *mn̥yéso *mn̥yḗth₂er *mn̥yóyth₂e
    3rd singular *mn̥yétor *mn̥yéto *? *mn̥yḗtor *mn̥yóyto, *mn̥yóyh₁o
    1st dual *mn̥yówosdʰh₂ *mn̥yówedʰh₂ *mn̥yṓwosdʰh₂ *mn̥yóywedʰh₂
    2nd dual *? *? *? *? *?
    3rd dual *? *? *? *? *?
    1st plural *mn̥yómosdʰh₂ *mn̥yómedʰh₂ *mn̥yṓmosdʰh₂ *mn̥yóymedʰh₂
    2nd plural *mn̥yédʰh₂we *mn̥yédʰh₂we *mn̥yédʰh₂we *mn̥yḗdʰh₂we *mn̥yóydʰh₂we
    3rd plural *mn̥yóntor *mn̥yónto *? *mn̥yṓntor *mn̥yóyro
    Participle *mn̥yómnos

    Descendants

    • Proto-Celtic: *manyetor
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *mányatay
    • Proto-Hellenic: *məňňómai
    • Proto-Italic: *mənjō

    References

    1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 435
    2. ^ Jay H. Jasanoff (3 July 2003), Hittite and the Indo-European Verb, Oxford University Press, page 44
    3. ^ Jesse Lundquist; Anthony D. Yates (11 June 2018), “The morphology of Proto-Indo-European”, in Jared Klein, Brian Joseph, Matthias Fritz, editor, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics, volume 3, De Gruyter Mouton, →DOI, page 2143
    4. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 371