Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₁lengʰ-

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

*h₁lengʰ-^[1] or *h₁lenǵʰ-^[2]

to revile?

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁lengʰ- (2 c, 0 e)

*h₁lengʰ- (root present)
- Anatolian:
  - Hittite: 𒇷𒅅𒍣 (li-ik-zi, “I swear”)^[2]
- Germanic:
  - Old High German: antlingen (“I answer”)
- Hellenic:
  - Ancient Greek: ἐλέγχω (elénkhō, “I revile, disgrace”)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἐλέγχω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 404-5
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 526-8

[1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἐλέγχω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 404-5

[Kloekhorst-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 526-8

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