Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dem-

See also: Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/demh₂-

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

*dem-^[1]

to build (up)
to arrange, to put together

Alternative reconstructions

*demh₂-^[2]

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dem- (35 c, 0 e)

*dém-e-ti (thematic root present)^[2]
- Proto-Germanic: *temaną (“to fit, suit”)^[3]
- Proto-Hellenic: *démō^[4]^[5]
  - Ancient Greek: δέμω (démō)
  - Mycenaean Greek: 𐀆𐀕𐀃𐀳 (de-me-o-te)
*dom-éye-ti (causative)^[2]^[6]
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dāmáyati
  - Proto-Iranian: *dāmáyati
    - ⇒? Khotanese: [script needed] (pa-dīmäte, “might”)
  - ⇒ Proto-Nuristani:
    - Kamkata-viri:
      Kamviri: damō- (“to build”)
*dṓm (“house”)
*dom-éh₂ (“construction”)
- Ancient Greek: δομή (domḗ)
  - Greek: δομή (domí)
*dém-ti-s ~ *dm̥-téy-s^[7]
- Proto-Germanic: *tumþiz (“agreement”) (see there for further descendants)
*dem-ro-^[8]
- Proto-Germanic: *timrą (“building, timber”) (see there for further descendants)
*dm̥-tós
- Proto-Celtic: *dantos (“manner”)
  - Proto-Brythonic: *dant
    - Middle Welsh: deint (“manners”, pl.)
  - Middle Irish: dét
*dm̥-nós^[9]
- ⇒ Proto-Celtic: *damniyom (“material, substance”) (see there for further descendants)
(possibly) *dm̥-pedis^[10]^[11]
- Proto-Germanic: *tumftiz (“foundation (of a building)”) (unless the same as *tumþiz above)
*dḿ̥-pedom^[12]^[13] (see *ped-)
- Proto-Hellenic: *də́pedon
  - Ancient Greek: δάπεδον (dápedon, “floor”)
    - Greek: δάπεδο (dápedo)
Unsorted formations:
- Proto-Hellenic:
  - Ancient Greek: δέμας (démas)
- Proto-Hellenic:
  - Ancient Greek: δῶμα (dôma, “house; room, hall”)
    - →? Albanian: dhomë (“room, chamber”)
- >? Albanian: dhomë
- Hieroglyphic Luwian: [script needed] (ta+mi-ha)^[4]

References

^ Nikolaev, Alexander (2010) “Indo-European *dem(h₂)- 'to build' and its derivatives”, in Historische Sprachforschung / Historical Linguistics‎^[1], volume 123, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (GmbH & Co. KG), →ISSN, →JSTOR, pages 56–96
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “1. *demh₂-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 114-116
^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “teman-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 513
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δέμω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 314–315
^ Beekes, Robert S.P. (1969) The Development of the Proto-Indo-European Laryngeals in Greek. The Hague–Paris: Mouton, page 291
^ Strand, Richard F. (2016) Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎^[3]: “PIE Form dōm-eio-”
^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “tumþi-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[4], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 526
^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “timbra-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[5], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 517
^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 287
^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “tumfeti-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[6], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 525–526
^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*tum-f(e)tiz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[7], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 412
^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 206
^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δάπεδον”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 302–303

[1] Nikolaev, Alexander (2010) “Indo-European *dem(h₂)- 'to build' and its derivatives”, in Historische Sprachforschung / Historical Linguistics‎^[1], volume 123, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (GmbH & Co. KG), →ISSN, →JSTOR, pages 56–96

[LIV-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “1. *demh₂-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 114-116

[3] Guus Kroonen (2013) “teman-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 513

[EDG-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δέμω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 314–315

[5] Beekes, Robert S.P. (1969) The Development of the Proto-Indo-European Laryngeals in Greek. The Hague–Paris: Mouton, page 291

[6] Strand, Richard F. (2016) Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎^[3]: “PIE Form dōm-eio-”

[7] Guus Kroonen (2013) “tumþi-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[4], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 526

[8] Guus Kroonen (2013) “timbra-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[5], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 517

[Schrijver-9] Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 287

[10] Guus Kroonen (2013) “tumfeti-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[6], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 525–526

[11] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*tum-f(e)tiz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[7], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 412

[12] Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 206

[13] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δάπεδον”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 302–303

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