Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/men(s)dʰh₁-

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

A compound root from *men- (“to think”) +‎ *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put”).

Root

*men(s)dʰh₁-

vivacious
wisdom
to pay attention to

Derived terms

Category Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *men(s)dʰh₁- not found

*mn̥-dʰh₁-ró-s
- Proto-Germanic: *mundraz
  - Old High German: muntar (“awake, alert”)
    - Middle High German: munter
      - German: munter
        Dutch: monter
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *mandras
  - Lithuanian: mandrùs
  - Latvian: muôdrs
  - Proto-Slavic: *mǫdrъ (see there for further descendants)
Unsorted formations:
- Albanian: mund (“can, win”)
- Proto-Germanic: *mundōną (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Germanic: *mandijaną
  - Old Saxon: mendian
  - Old High German: menden
    - Middle High German: menden
- Hellenic:
  - Ancient Greek: μανθάνω (manthánō, “to learn”)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *mazdʰáH (“wisdom, discernment, reasoning”) (see there for further descendants)