Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/lewg-

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/lewg-

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

*lewg-[1][2]

1. to bend

Derived terms

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

• *lu-né-g-ti ~ *lu-n-g-énti (nasal-infix present)
  • Proto-Celtic: *lungeti (see there for further descendants)
• *lug-o-
  • Proto-Germanic: *luką (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: λύγος (lúgos), λυγίζω (lugízō)
• *lug-tó-s
  • Proto-Italic: *luktos
    • Proto-Italic: *luktāōr
      • Latin: luctor (see there for further descendants)
• *lug-nó-s
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *rugnás
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *rugnás
      • Sanskrit: रुग्ण (rugṇá, “bent, crooked”)
• *lewg-so-s
  • Proto-Italic: *louksos
    • Latin: luxus (see there for further descendants)
• *lewg-su-s
  • Proto-Italic: *louksus
    • Latin: lūxus (see there for further descendants)
• Unsorted formations:
  • Proto-Albanian: *awa-luga
    • Albanian: vlug
  • Proto-Germanic: *lūkaną (see there for further descendants)

See also

• *(s)kleh₂w-

References

1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 685
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