Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gʰed-

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gʰed-

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

*gʰed-[1][2]

1. to find
2. to hold
3. to seize
4. to take

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʰed-

• *gʰed- (root present)
  • Proto-Germanic: *getaną (see there for further descendants)
• *gʰ-né-d- ~ *gʰ-n̥-d- (nasal-infix present)
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: χανδάνω (khandánō) (< *χαδάνω (*khadánō))[3]
  • Italic:
    • Latin: *hendō
      • ⇒ Latin: praehendō (see there for further descendants)
• *gʰod-eh₂
  • Proto-Italic: *praiɣodā
    • Latin: praeda (see there for further descendants)
• *gʰed-es-eh₂
  • Proto-Italic: *hedezā
    • Latin: hedera (see there for further descendants)
• *gʰod-o-m
  • Proto-Germanic: *gatą (see there for further descendants)
• *gʰod-weh₂-
  • Proto-Germanic: *gatwǭ (see there for further descendants)

References

1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
2. De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
3. Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, § 454A.1

• Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 437