Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/les-

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

Alternative reconstructions

*les(H)-[1]

Root

*les- (imperfective)[1][2][3][4][5]

to gather, to collect

Synonyms

*leǵ-

Derived terms

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

*lés-ti ~ *l̥s-énti (athematic root present) or *léseti (thematic root present)
- Anatolian:
  - Hittite: 𒇷𒅖𒊭𒀭𒍣 (li-iš-ša-an-zi /liššanzi/, 3pl.pres.act.)
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *lestei
  - Latvian: lest
  - Lithuanian: lèsti
- Proto-Germanic: *lesaną
?*los-éye-ti (causative)
- Balto-Slavic:
  - Lithuanian: lasýti

References

Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008), “lešš-^zi”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 607-608
Pokorny, Julius (1959), “les-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 680
Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*les-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 413-414
Derksen, Rick (2015), “lesti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 281
Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*lesan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 331-332

[Kl-1] Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008), “lešš-^zi”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 607-608

[2] Pokorny, Julius (1959), “les-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 680

[3] Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*les-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 413-414

[4] Derksen, Rick (2015), “lesti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 281

[5] Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*lesan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 331-332