Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂ew-

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

*h₂ew-

2. to enjoy
4. to consume

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ew- (enjoy/consume) (5 c, 0 e)

• *h₂ew-eh₁-(ye)-
  • Proto-Italic: *awēō
    • Latin: aveō
• *h₂éwH-e-
  • >? Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Háwati (possibly from *h₁ewH-)
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Háwati
      • Sanskrit: अवति (avati, “to help, protect”)
  • Proto-Celtic:
    • Old Irish: con·ói (“to protect”)
• *h₂ēwH-os-s n
  • >? Proto-Hellenic: *āwos or *ēwos (alternatively from *h₁ewH-)
    • >? Ancient Greek: *ἦος (*êos)
      • Ancient Greek: ἐν-ηής (en-ēḗs, “mild, soft, benevolent”)
• *h₂ew-tu-
  • Proto-Germanic: *auþuz (“easy”) (see there for further descendants)
• Unsorted formations:
  • Proto-Celtic:
    • Breton: youl
    • Cornish: awell
    • Welsh: ewyllys
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian:
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan:
      • Sanskrit: आवयत् (ā́vayat)
      • Sanskrit: अवस (avasá)
  • Proto-Italic:
    • Latin: avārus (see there for further descendants)

Root

*h₂ew- or *h₃ew-

2. to perceive, see, to be aware of

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ew- (perceive) (13 c, 0 e)

• *h₂ṓws (“ear”)
  • ⇒ *h₂ḱ-h₂ows-yéti (< *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”))
• *h₂ew-ís ~ *h₂ow-ís (“manifest, apparent, evident”) (or *h₃ēw-is)
  • ⇒ Proto-Balto-Slavic: *avis (locatives from the noun meaning “reality”)
    • Lithuanian: ovyje (“in reality”)
    • Proto-Slavic: *avь (“obvious, apparent, real”)
      • Old Church Slavonic: авѣ (avě), ꙗвѣ (javě, “manifestly, openly”)
        • ⇒ Bulgarian: наяве (najave)
        • Polish: jawa
        • Serbo-Croatian: јава/java
  • Proto-Germanic: *awiz (“obvious”)
    • Proto-West Germanic: *awi
      • ⇒ Old English: ēawis (< *awi-wissa-)
      • ⇒ Old High German: awizoraht (< *awi-turhta-)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hāwíš
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hāwíṣ
      • Sanskrit: आविस् (āvís)
    • Proto-Iranian: *Hāwíš
      • Avestan: 𐬁𐬬𐬍𐬱 (āvīš), 𐬁𐬎𐬎𐬌𐬱 (āuuiš)
  • ⇒ *h₂ewis-dʰh₁-
    • Proto-Hellenic: *awistʰomai
      • Ancient Greek: αἴσθομαι (aísthomai), αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai)
    • Proto-Italic: *awizdjō
      • Latin: audiō (see there for further descendants)
• *h₂ew-m-
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *aum-
    • Lithuanian: aumuõ m (“mind”)
    • Proto-Slavic: *ũmъ m (“mind”) (see there for further descendants)

• Unsorted formations:
  • Anatolian:
    • Hittite: 𒌋𒀪𒄭 (u-uḫ-ḫi)
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic:
    • Lithuanian: ovytis (“to appear”)
    • Proto-Slavic: *aviti (see there for further descendants)
      • Old Church Slavonic: авити (aviti), ꙗвити (javiti)
      • Slovak: javiť
      • Serbo-Croatian: јавити/javiti
  • Proto-Celtic: *awyeti
    • Old Irish: con·ói
  • Proto-Hellenic: *awiyō
    • Ancient Greek: ἀΐω (aḯō)

Further reading

• Julius Pokorny (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, in 3 vols, Bern, München: Francke Verlag