Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/erzāō

This Proto-Italic 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-Italic

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers-eh₂-yé-ti, from *h₁ers- (to flow, go astray). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *irzijaną, *irzijaz.

    Verb

    *erzāō first-singular present indicative[1]

    1. to roam, wander
    2. to go astray, waver

    Conjugation

    Inflection of *erzāō (first conjugation)
    Present *erzāō
    Perfect
    Aorist
    Past participle *erzātos
    Present indicative Active Passive
    1st sing. *erzāō *erzāōr
    2nd sing. *erzās *erzāzo
    3rd sing. *erzāt *erzātor
    1st plur. *erzāmos *erzāmor
    2nd plur. *erzātes *erzām(e?)n(ai?)
    3rd plur. *erzānt *erzāntor
    Present subjunctive Active Passive
    1st sing. *erzāēm? *erzāēr?
    2nd sing. *erzāēs? *erzāēzo?
    3rd sing. *erzāēd? *erzāētor?
    1st plur. *erzāēmos? *erzāēmor?
    2nd plur. *erzāētes? *erzāēm(e?)n(ai?)?
    3rd plur. *erzāēnd? *erzāēntor?
    Perfect indicative Active
    1st sing.
    2nd sing.
    3rd sing.
    1st plur.
    2nd plur.
    3rd plur.
    Aorist indicative Active
    1st sing.
    2nd sing.
    3rd sing.
    1st plur.
    2nd plur.
    3rd plur.
    Present imperative Active Passive
    2nd sing. *erzā *erzāzo
    2nd plur. *erzāte
    Future imperative Active
    2nd + 3rd sing. *erzātōd
    Participles Present Past
    *erzānts *erzātos
    Verbal nouns tu-derivative s-derivative
    *erzātum *erzāzi

    Descendants

    • Latin: errō (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ 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 194