Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/séh₂gyeti

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 *seh₂g- (to seek out) +‎ *-yeti.

    Verb

    *séh₂gyeti (imperfective)[1][2]

    1. to seek out, give a sign, track

    Inflection

    Imperfective, thematic, active only
    3rd singular *séh₂gyeti
    3rd plural *séh₂gyonti
    Active voice Present indicative Past indicative Imperative Subjunctive Optative
    1st singular *séh₂gyoh₂ *séh₂gyom *séh₂gyōh₂ *séh₂gyoyh₁m̥
    2nd singular *séh₂gyesi *séh₂gyes *séh₂gye *séh₂gyēsi *séh₂gyoys
    3rd singular *séh₂gyeti *séh₂gyet *séh₂gyetu *séh₂gyēti *séh₂gyoyt
    1st dual *séh₂gyowos *séh₂gyowe *séh₂gyōwos *séh₂gyoywe
    2nd dual *séh₂gyetes *séh₂gyetom *séh₂gyetom *séh₂gyētes *séh₂gyoytom
    3rd dual *séh₂gyetes *séh₂gyetām *séh₂gyetām *séh₂gyētes *séh₂gyoytām
    1st plural *séh₂gyomos *séh₂gyome *séh₂gyōmos *séh₂gyoyme
    2nd plural *séh₂gyete *séh₂gyete *séh₂gyete *séh₂gyēte *séh₂gyoyte
    3rd plural *séh₂gyonti *séh₂gyont *séh₂gyontu *séh₂gyōnti *séh₂gyoyh₁n̥t
    Participle *séh₂gyonts

    Descendants

    • Anatolian:
      • Hittite: 𒊭𒀀𒆠𒄑𒍣 (ša-a-ki-ez-zi /⁠šākizzi⁠/, 3.sg.pres.act.)
    • Proto-Germanic: *sōkijaną (to seek, to look for) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Italic: *sāgiō

    References

    1. ^ Ringe, Donald (2006), From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
    2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN