Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂meygʷ-

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂meygʷ-

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

Etymology

Perhaps an extension of *h₂mey-.

Root

*h₂meygʷ-[1]

1. to change, exchange
2. to change places → to wander

Derived terms

• *h₂méygʷ-e-ti (thematic root present)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *améigʷō
    • Ancient Greek: ἀμείβω (ameíbō)
      • Greek: αμείβω (ameívo)
• *h₂migʷ-ró-s
  • Proto-Italic: *migros
    • ⇒ Latin: migrō (“to wander”) (see there for further descendants)
• Unsorted formations:
  • → Proto-Uralic: *mixe- (possibly) (see there for further descendants)

References

1. Rix, Helmut, editor (2001) Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 249