Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/tségʷomai

This Proto-Hellenic 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-Hellenic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *tyegʷ- (“to leave alone, give up, yield to”).

Verb

*tségʷomai

1. to shy, shy away
2. to feel ashamed

Inflection

Present forms of *tségʷomai

Active
infinitive					*?
participle					*?
			singular			dual			plural
			1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative			*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?
subjunctive			*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?
optative			*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?
imperative			-	*?	*?	-	*?	*?	-	*?	*?
Middle/Passive
infinitive					*tségʷestʰai
participle					*tsegʷómenos
			singular			dual			plural
			1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative			*tségʷomai	*tségʷehai	*tségʷetai	*tségʷestʰa	*tségʷestʰon	*tségʷestʰon	*tsegʷómestʰa	*tségʷestʰe	*tségʷontai
subjunctive			*tségʷōmai	*tségʷēhai	*tségʷētai	*tségʷēstʰa	*tségʷēstʰon	*tségʷēstʰon	*tsegʷṓmestʰa	*tségʷēstʰe	*tségʷōntai
optative			*tsegʷóimān	*tségʷoyo	*tségʷoito	*tsegʷóiwetʰa	*tségʷoistʰon	*tsegʷóistʰān	*tsegʷóimetʰa	*tségʷoistʰe	*tségʷointo
imperative			-	*tségʷeho	*tsegʷéstʰō	-	*tségʷestʰon	*tsegʷéstʰōn	-	*tségʷestʰe	*tsegʷéstʰōn

Imperfect forms of *tségʷomai

Active
			singular			dual		plural
			1st person	2nd person	3rd person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative			*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?
Middle/Passive
			singular			dual		plural
			1st person	2nd person	3rd person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative			*etsegʷómān	*etségʷeho	*etségʷeto	*etségʷestʰon	*etsegʷéstʰān	*etsegʷómetʰa	*etségʷestʰe	*etségʷonto

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: σέβομαι (sébomai)
  • Greek: σέβομαι (sévomai)