Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ǵénh₁tōr

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

From *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, to give birth”) +‎ *-tōr (agent noun).

Noun

*ǵénh₁tōr m[1][2]

one who begets, produces
parent

Inflection

Athematic, amphikinetic
	singular
nominative	*ǵénh₁tōr
genitive	*ǵn̥h₁trés
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ǵénh₁tōr	*ǵénh₁torh₁(e)	*ǵénh₁tores
vocative	*ǵénh₁tor	*ǵénh₁torh₁(e)	*ǵénh₁tores
accusative	*ǵénh₁torm̥	*ǵénh₁torh₁(e)	*ǵénh₁torm̥s
genitive	*ǵn̥h₁trés	*?	*ǵn̥h₁tróHom
ablative	*ǵn̥h₁trés	*?	*ǵn̥h₁tr̥mós
dative	*ǵn̥h₁tréy	*?	*ǵn̥h₁tr̥mós
locative	ǵn̥h₁tér, ǵn̥h₁téri	*?	*ǵn̥h₁tr̥sú
instrumental	*ǵn̥h₁tréh₁	*?	*ǵn̥h₁tr̥mís

Derived terms

*ǵénh₁trih₂

Descendants

Proto-Hellenic: *génetōr
- Ancient Greek: γενέτωρ (genétōr)
Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ȷ́anHtŕ̥
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ȷ́anHtŕ̥
  - Sanskrit: जनितृ (janitṛ́)
- Proto-Iranian: *ȷ́anHtŕ̥
  - Avestan: 𐬰𐬄𐬚𐬀𐬭‎ (ząθar, “creator; the Lord”)
Proto-Italic: *genatōr
- Latin: genitor (see there for further descendants)

References

Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

[1] Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN

[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