Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/trenkʷ-

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/trenkʷ-

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

*trenkʷ-[1]

1. to push, to press

   Synonyms: *bʰedʰ-, *dʰen-, *gen-, *gremH-, *pres-, *(s)tewk-

Derived terms

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

• *trénkʷ-e-ti (thematic root present)
  • Proto-Germanic: *þrinhwaną (see there for further descendants)
• *trénkʷ-ye-ti (ye-present)
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic:
    • Lithuanian: treñkti
• *tronkʷ-éye-ti (causative)
  • Proto-Germanic: *þrangwijaną (see there for further descendants)
• Unsorted formations:
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic:
    • Latvian: trìecu
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian:
    • Proto-Iranian: *θra(n)č-[2]
      • Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬀𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬑𐬙𐬥‎ (maaθraxtn)
      • Persian: ترنجیدن‎ (Taranjīdan)[3]
  • Proto-Italic:
    • Latin: truncus (possibly) (see there for further descendants)

References

1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
2. Cheung, Johnny. 2007. Etymological dictionary of the Iranian verb. Leiden: Brill. p.396.
3. Cheung, Johnny. 2007. Etymological dictionary of the Iranian verb. Leiden: Brill. p.396.