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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gem-

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

*gem-[1][2]

  1. to press (together)
  2. to grasp

Derived terms
Category Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gem- not found
  • *gém-e-ti (root thematic present)[2]
    • Proto-Hellenic: *gémō
      • Ancient Greek: γέμω (gémō)
    • >? Proto-Italic: *gemō
  • *gém-t ~ *gm-ént (root thematic aorist)[2]
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *gémtei (present stem: *gim-)
      • Proto-Slavic: *žęti (“to press”) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Hellenic: *gémto
      • ⇒ Ancient Greek: γέντο (génto, “grasped”)
  • *ge-góm-e ~ *ge-gm-ḗr (reduplicated root stative)[2]
    • Proto-Tocharian:
      • Tocharian A: kāmat
      • Tocharian B: kamāte
  • *góm-o-s
    • Proto-Hellenic: *gómos
      • Ancient Greek: γόμος (gómos, “cargo”)

References
  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) “gem-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 368
  2. Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*gem-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 186
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