Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gem-

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

*gem-

1. to press (together)
2. to grasp

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gem- (1 c, 0 e)

• *gém-e-ti (root thematic present)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *gémō
    • Ancient Greek: γέμω (gémō)
  • >? Proto-Italic: *gemō
    • Latin: gemō
• *gém-t ~ *gm-ént (root thematic aorist)
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *gémtei (present stem: *gim-)
    • Proto-Slavic: *žęti (“to press”) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *gémto
    • ⇒ Ancient Greek: γέντο (génto, “grasped”)
• *ge-góm-e ~ *ge-gm-ḗr (reduplicated root stative)
  • Proto-Tocharian:
    • Tocharian A: kāmat
    • Tocharian B: kamāte
• *góm-o-s
  • Proto-Hellenic: *gómos
    • Ancient Greek: γόμος (gómos, “cargo”)