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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/pnew-

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

Likely onomatopoeic.

Root

*pnew-[1][2][3]

  1. to breathe, gasp
  2. to snort, sneeze

Derived terms
Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pnew-‎ (5 c, 0 e)
  • *pnéw-e-ti (thematic root present)[2]
    • Proto-Hellenic: *pnéwō
  • *pnéw-se-ti ((h₁)se-desiderative)[4]
    • Proto-Germanic: *fneusaną (see there for further descendants)
      • ⇒ Proto-Germanic: *fnuzzōną[5]
        • Middle High German: pfnurren
        • Icelandic: hnerra
    • >? Proto-Germanic: *hneusaną (see there for further descendants)
  • *pnḗw-s-t ~ *pnéw-s-n̥t (s-aorist)[2]
    • Proto-Hellenic: *pnḗwhe
      • Ancient Greek: ἔπνευσε (épneuse)
  • *pnéw-mn̥
  • Unsorted formations:
    • Albanian:
      • >? Proto-Albanian: *pnewa
        • Albanian: *pnyj
          • Albanian: fryj (< earlier *fnyj)

References
  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) “pneu-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 838-39
  2. Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “?*pneu̯-¹ ‘hauchen, keuchen’”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 489
  3. Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*pneu- ‘± snort, sneeze’”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 82
  4. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*fneusan- ~ *fnūsan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 149: “*pnéus-e-”
  5. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*fnuz(z)ōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 150
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