Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/skek-

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

Alternative reconstructions

*(s)kek-^[1]

Etymology

The linguist András Cser argues that the root may be onomatopoeic.^[2]

Root

*skek-^[3]^[4]

to jump
Synonyms: *sel-, *skend-

Reconstruction notes

Since the only certain descendants are restricted to Balto-Slavic, Celtic, and Germanic, it is not completely certain whether this root belonged to Proto-Indo-European proper.^[5] The linguists Paul S. Cohen and Benji Wald argue that, though it may only belong to West Indo-European, it is still likely a legitimate root.^[6]

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *skek- (7 c, 0 e)

*skék-e-ti (thematic root present)
- Proto-Germanic: *skehaną (see there for further descendants)
*skok-éye-ti
- Proto-Balto-Slavic:
  - Proto-Slavic: *skočiti (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Celtic: *skokīti (see there for further descendants)
*skok-ó-s
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *skakas
  - Proto-Slavic: *skokъ (see there for further descendants)

Unsorted formations

Proto-Germanic: *skōhslą (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Celtic: *skāxslom (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Hellenic:
- >? Ancient Greek: κεκῆνας (kekênas)
Proto-Tocharian:
- >? Tocharian A: skāk
- >? Tocharian B: skāk

References

^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), “(s)kek-, skeg-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 922-923
^ András Cser (September 2009), “The history of perfective reduplication and stem-initial patterns in Latin”, in Acta Antiqua Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae‎^[1], volume 49, number 2, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 107–115
^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*skek-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 521-522
^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*skek-”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, pages 323-324
^ Adam I. Cooper (1 January 2014), 8 A New Approach to Proto-Indo-European Sonorant Syllabicity‎^[2], BRILL, →ISBN, page 58
^ Paul S. Cohen; Benji Wald (31 December 2022), “On the PIE root-structure constraint prohibiting repeated consonants”, in Papers in Historical Phonology‎^[3], volume 7, →DOI, →ISSN

[IEW-1] Pokorny, Julius (1959), “(s)kek-, skeg-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 922-923

[2] András Cser (September 2009), “The history of perfective reduplication and stem-initial patterns in Latin”, in Acta Antiqua Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae‎^[1], volume 49, number 2, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 107–115

[3] Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*skek-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 521-522

[4] Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*skek-”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, pages 323-324

[5] Adam I. Cooper (1 January 2014), 8 A New Approach to Proto-Indo-European Sonorant Syllabicity‎^[2], BRILL, →ISBN, page 58

[6] Paul S. Cohen; Benji Wald (31 December 2022), “On the PIE root-structure constraint prohibiting repeated consonants”, in Papers in Historical Phonology‎^[3], volume 7, →DOI, →ISSN

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