Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/weyg-

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

Alternative reconstructions

• *h₃weyg-

Etymology

Pokorny suggests an extension of *weh₁y- (“to twist, weave”).

Root

*weyg-

1. to bend, wind, turn
2. Alternative form of *weyk-

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weyg- (6 c, 0 e)

• *wig-é-tor (present)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *wiǰátay
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wiȷ́átay
      • Sanskrit: विजते (vijáte)
• *we-wóyg-e (perfect)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *wiwiǰe
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wiwiȷ́e
      • Sanskrit: विविजे (vivije)
• *woyg-éye-ti (causative)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *wayǰáyati
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wayȷ́áyati
      • Sanskrit: वेजयति (vejáyati)
    • Northern Kurdish: avêtin (“to throw”)
    • Central Kurdish: هاویشتن (hawîştin, “to throw”)
    • Southern Kurdish: ئۆیشتن (oyiştin)
• *wóyg-os
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *wáygas
    • Proto-Indo-European: *wáygas
      • Sanskrit: वेग (vega)
  • Ancient Greek: οἴγω (oígō) (< *h₃wóyg-os)
• Unsorted formations:
  • Proto-Germanic: *wikǭ