Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ǵem-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words 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 forms

*ǵemH- [1]

Root

*ǵem-[2]

to marry

Descendants

*ǵm̥-rós (“son in law”) [2][1]
- Hellenic:
  - Ancient Greek: γαμβρός (gambrós)
- Italic:
  - Latin: gener
Unsorted formations:
- Albanian: *dzanra
  - Albanian: dhëndër
- Hellenic:
  - Ancient Greek: γᾰ́μος (gámos)
- Indo-Iranian: *ȷ́ā́mātā (see there for further descendants)

References

Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 259
De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 258

[beekes-1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 259

[devaan-2] De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 258