Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gʷeh₂bʰ-

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

*gʷeh₂bʰ-

1. to be deep, to submerge

Derived terms

• *gʷh₂bʰ-rós
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *gabʰrás
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *gabʰrás
      • Sanskrit: गभीर (gabhīra) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Iranian:
      • Avestan: 𐬘𐬀𐬟𐬭𐬀 (jafra)
      • Northern Luri: گںهںر (gəhər, a lake)
      • Parthian: [script needed] (jfr /⁠žafr⁠/, “deep”)
• Unsorted formations:
  • Proto-Germanic: *kwēbijaną (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-West Germanic: *kwabbā (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *gʷápťō (see there for further descendants)