Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hīgōną

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This Proto-Germanic 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-Germanic

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Etymology

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Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey(H)gʰ- (to move quickly, jump; swift, fierce),[1] thereby cognate with e.g. Russian сига́ть (sigátʹ, to spring, jump) (Proto-Slavic *sigáti) and maybe Sanskrit शीघ्र (śīghrá-, quick, fast); if so, Old English may preserve the original sense. Further derived from *ḱey- (to move); compare Latin cieō (set in motion, invoke, provoke), Ancient Greek κινέω (kinéō, move, set in motion).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxiː.ɣɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*hīgōną

  1. to breathe (heavily), pant, snort, wheeze
  2. (possibly) to move quickly, hasten

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European world, Oxford University Press, page 303:*k̂eigh- ‘fast’