Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gem-

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

*gem-[1][2]

to press (together)
to grasp

Derived terms

Category Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gem- not found

*gém-e-ti (root thematic present)[2]
- Proto-Hellenic: *gémō
  - Ancient Greek: γέμω (gémō)
- >? Proto-Italic: *gemō
  - Latin: gemō
*gém-t ~ *gm-ént (root thematic aorist)[2]
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *géntei (present stem: *gin-)
  - Proto-Slavic: *žęti (“to press”) (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Hellenic: *gémto
  - ⇒ Ancient Greek: γέντο (génto, “grasped”)
*ge-góm-e ~ *ge-gm-ḗr (reduplicated root stative)[2]
- Proto-Tocharian:
  - Tocharian A: kāmat
  - Tocharian B: kamāte
*góm-o-s
- Proto-Hellenic: *gómos
  - Ancient Greek: γόμος (gómos, “cargo”)

References

Pokorny, Julius (1959), “gem-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 368
Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*gem-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 186

[1] Pokorny, Julius (1959), “gem-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 368

[LIV-2] Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*gem-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 186