Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂égʰos

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

Etymology

From *h₂egʰ- (“to be upset, afraid”) +‎ *-os.

Noun

*h₂égʰos n

1. (emotional) distress

Inflection

Athematic, acrostatic
	singular
nominative	*h₂égʰos
genitive	*h₂égʰesos
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*h₂égʰos	*h₂égʰesih₁	*h₂égʰōs
vocative	*h₂égʰos	*h₂égʰesih₁	*h₂égʰōs
accusative	*h₂égʰos	*h₂égʰesih₁	*h₂égʰōs
genitive	*h₂égʰesos	*?	*h₂égʰesoHom
ablative	*h₂égʰesos	*?	*h₂égʰesmos, *h₂égʰesbʰos
dative	*h₂égʰesey	*?	*h₂égʰesmos, *h₂égʰesbʰos
locative	*h₂égʰes, *h₂égʰesi	*?	*h₂égʰesu
instrumental	*h₂égʰesh₁	*?	*h₂égʰesmis, *h₂égʰesbʰis

Descendants

• Proto-Germanic: *agaz (see there for further descendants)
• Hellenic:
  • Ancient Greek: ἄχος (ákhos)