Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/weyh₁-

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

*weyh₁-[1][2]

to chase, pursue
to suppress, persecute

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weyh₁-

*wéyh₁-ti ~ *wih₁-énti (athematic root present)[1]
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *wīˀtei (“to drive away, chase, pursue”)[3] (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Hellenic: *wī́emai (“to pursue”)[4][5]
  - Ancient Greek: ἵεμαι (híemai) (with aspiration taken from ἵημι (híēmi) by analogy)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *wáyHti (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Italic:
  - Latin: vīs
*woyh₁-éh₂-ti[6]
- Proto-Balto-Slavic:
  - Lithuanian: vajóti
- Proto-Tocharian: *weyā[6]
  - Tocharian A: wā-, wāw-
  - Tocharian B: wāyā-
*weyh₁-neh₂[7]
- Proto-Celtic: *wēnā (“troop, band of warriors”)[7] (see there for further descendants)
*wéyh₁-os
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *wáyHas
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wáyHas
    - Sanskrit: वयस् (váyas)
      - Pali: vaya
        → Malay: baya
        Indonesian: baya
        → Thai: วัย (wai)
      - →Tatsama:
        Bengali: বয়স (bôẏôs)
        Gujarati: વય (vaya)
        Hindi: वयस् (vayas)
        Kannada: ವಯಸ್ಸು (vayassu)
        Magahi: 𑂥𑂨𑂮
        Malayalam: വയസ്സ് (vayassŭ)
        Marathi: वय (vay)
        Tamil: வயசு (vayacu)
        Telugu: వయసు (vayasu)
*wéyh₁-ow-[8]
- Proto-Germanic: *wīwô (“kite, falcon”)[8] (see there for further descendants)
*wéyh₁-s[9]
- Proto-Hellenic: *wīs
  - Ancient Greek: ἴς (ís)
- Proto-Italic: *wīs (“strength, force, power”)[9] (see there for further descendants)
*weyh₁-u-s
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *wayHuš
  - Proto-Iranian: *wayHukah
    - Parthian: 𐫇𐫀𐫏𐫇𐫃‎ (wʾywg, “hunter”)
    - Sogdian: [script needed] (w’ywq, “hunter”)
*wih₁-eh₂[9]
- Proto-Italic: *wijā[9] (see there for further descendants)
*wih₁-ḗḱ-s ~ *wih₁-eḱés
- >? Proto-Hellenic: *wīrēks[10]
  - Ancient Greek: ἱέρᾱξ (hiérāx, “hawk, eagle”), ἱᾱ́ραξ (hiā́rax); ῑ̓́ρηξ (ī́rēx)
*wih₁-elo-s[9]
- Proto-Italic: *wijelos (“chasing, violating”)[9]
  - ⇒ Latin: violō (see there for further descendants)
>? *wih₁-ró-s
*wih₁-tós[9]
- Proto-Italic:
  - ⇒? Latin: (in)vītus, (in)vītō (see there for further descendants)
*wóyh₁-meh₂
- Proto-Hellenic:
  - Ancient Greek: οἴμη (oímē)
*wóyh₁-mn̥
- Proto-Hellenic:
  - Ancient Greek: οἶμα (oîma)
*wóyh₁-mo-s
- >? Proto-Hellenic:
  - Ancient Greek: οἶμος (oîmos) (alternatively from *h₃eys- (“to move quickly”)[10])
woyh₁-o-s
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *wajas
  - Proto-Slavic: *vojь (see there for further descendants)
*wóyh₁-teh₂
- Proto-Germanic: *waiþō (“a hunt; pasture”) (see there for further descendants)
  - ⇒ Proto-Germanic: *waiþijaną (“to hunt, graze”) (see there for further descendants)

References

Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*u̯ei̯h₁-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 668
Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1123
Derksen, Rick (2015), “vyti I”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 5o8: “*uih₁-”
Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἵεμαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 579: “*uei(H)-”
Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “āk-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 38-39
Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*wēnā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 412: “*weyHneh₂”
Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*wīwan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 590: “*uéi-ou-”
De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “via”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 673-674
Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἱέραξ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 579-580

[LIV-1] Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*u̯ei̯h₁-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 668

[2] Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1123

[Derksen-3] Derksen, Rick (2015), “vyti I”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 5o8: “*uih₁-”

[4] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἵεμαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 579: “*uei(H)-”

[5] Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

[Adams-6] Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “āk-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 38-39

[Matasovic-7] Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*wēnā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 412: “*weyHneh₂”

[Kroonen-8] Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*wīwan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 590: “*uéi-ou-”

[De_Vaan-9] De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “via”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 673-674

[Beekes-10] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἱέραξ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 579-580