Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₁é

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words 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 forms

*é

Adverb

*h₁é

and then

Derived terms

(perhaps) h₁e-ǵʰs
*h₁é-nos
*h₁é-ti

Descendants

In Armenian, Greek, Indo-Iranian, and Phrygian, this adverb eventually became the augment, an inseparable part of the past tense.

Ancient Greek: έ- (é-) (contracts with vowel-initial verbs)
- Greek: έ- (é-)
Old Armenian: ե- (e-), է- (ē-) (contracted form)
Phrygian: ε- (e-)
Indo-Iranian: *Há- (see there for further descendants)