Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/Hreyǵ-

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/Hreyǵ-

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 1

*Hreyǵ-

1. to stretch out, reach

Alternative reconstructions

• *reyǵ-[1][2][3]
• *reh₃iǵ-[1][4]

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *Hreyǵ- (stretch)

• *Hréyǵ-ti ~ *Hriǵ-énti (root athematic present)[2]
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic:
    • Lithuanian: réižti
  • Proto-Celtic: *regeti (see there for further descendants)
• *Hréyǵ-(h₁)se-ti ((h₁)se-desiderative)[3]
  • Proto-Celtic:
    • Old Irish: rías- (“stretch out, rule”)
• *Hri-ne-ǵ-ti ~ *Hri-n-ǵ-énti (nasal-infix present)[2]
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic:
    • Lithuanian: rìžtì
  • >? Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hrinȷ́áti
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hrinȷ́áti
      • Sanskrit: ऋञ्जते (ṛñjáte, “directs, stretches”) (merger?)
• *Hroyǵ-éye-ti (causative)
  • Proto-Germanic: *raikijaną (see there for further descendants)

Root 2

*Hreyǵ-

1. to bind

Alternative reconstructions

• *reyǵ-, *reyg-[5][6]

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *Hreyǵ- (bind)

• *Hriǵ-é-ti ("tudati"-type root thematic present)[6]
  • Proto-Celtic: *rigeti (see there for further descendants)
• *Hriǵ-yé-ti (ye-deponent)
  • Proto-Germanic: *rikkijaną
    • Old High German: *rickēn
      • Middle High German: ricken (“to bind”)[6]
• *Hriǵ-eh₁-(ye)-ti (stative)[6]
  • Proto-Italic: *rigēō
    • Latin: rigeō (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• McCone, Kim (1991) OIr. -ic ‘reaches’, ithid ‘eats’, rigid ‘stretches, directs, rules’ and the PIE ‘Narten’ present in Celtic, issue 42, Royal Irish Academy

References

1. Pokorny, Julius (1959), “(reig̑-), rēig̑-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 862
2. Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*rei̯g̑-¹”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 503
3. Kümmel, Martin Joachim (2011–2015), “*rei̯g̑-”, in Addenda und Corrigenda zu LIV², page 65
4. Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*rēig̑-”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 187
5. Pokorny, Julius (1959), “reig- oder reig̑-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 861-862
6. Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*rei̯⁽g̑⁾-¹”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 503