Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/klep-

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

*klep-

1. to steal

   Synonym: *ser-

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *klep- (5 c, 0 e)

• *klép-e-ti (thematic root present)
  • Proto-Germanic: *hlefaną (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Italic: *klepō (see there for further descendants)
• *klép-ye-ti (ye-present)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *klépťō
    • Ancient Greek: κλέπτω (kléptō)
      • Greek: κλέβω (klévo)
      • Mariupol Greek: клэ́фту (kléftu)
      • ⇒ English: kleptomania
      • ⇒ French: cleptomanie
• *klṓp-s
  • Proto-Hellenic: *klṓps ~ ?
    • Ancient Greek: κλώψ (klṓps), Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps) (< *pḱú-klōps)
  • Italic:
    • Oscan: 𐌊𐌖𐌋𐌖𐌐𐌖 (kulupu) (gen. pl.)
• *klop-éh₂
  • Proto-Hellenic: *klopā́
    • Ancient Greek: κλοπή (klopḗ)
• *klép-tu-s ~ *kl̥p-téw-s
  • Proto-Germanic: *hleftuz (see there for further descendants)
• Unsorted formations
  • Proto-Albanian: *klepa
    • Albanian: qep, qafë