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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂eh₁ter-

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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

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Etymology

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    From *h₂eh₁- (to be hot, warm, dry) +‎ *-tēr (agentive nominal suffix).

    The root is found functionally in Palaic 𒄩𒀀 (ḫa-a /⁠ḫā⁠/, to be hot)[1] and with another derivative in Proto-Celtic *ā-ti- f (drying kiln).[2] More at *h₂eHs-.

    Noun

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    *h₂eh₁ter-

    1. fire
      Synonyms: *h₁n̥gʷnís, *péh₂wr̥

    Reconstructions

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    • *h₂éh₁tēr m or f[3]
    • *h₂éh₁tr̥ n[4]

    Usage notes

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    • The original gender of the noun is unreconstructible. It may have been either masculine/feminine *h₂éh₁tēr or neuter *h₂éh₁tr̥, or both may have existed in semantic opposition (compare the near-synonyms *h₁n̥gʷnís m and *péh₂wr̥ n).

    Derived terms

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    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*h₂eh₁-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 257
    2. ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 25
    3. ^ Adams, Douglas Q. (1995) “Tocharian A āṣtär, B astare ‘clean, pure’ and PIE *h₂ehₓ(s)- ‘burn’”, in W. Smoczyński, editor, Kuryłowicz Memorial Volume. Part One, Krakow: Universitas, page 209 of 207–211
    4. ^ Irslinger, Britta Sofie (2002) Abstrakta mit Dentalsuffixen im Altirischen [Abstracts with Dental Suffixes in Old Irish] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag C. Winter, →ISBN, pages 198, 214