Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/les-

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

*les(H)-^[1]

Root

*les- (imperfective)^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

to gather, to collect

Synonyms

*leǵ-

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *les- (4 c, 0 e)

*lés-ti ~ *l̥s-énti (athematic root present) or *léseti (thematic root present)
- Anatolian:
  - Hittite: 𒇷𒅖𒊭𒀭𒍣 (li-iš-ša-an-zi /⁠liššanzi⁠/, 3pl.pres.act.)
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *lestei
  - Latvian: lest
  - Lithuanian: lèsti
- Proto-Germanic: *lesaną
?*los-éye-ti (causative)
- Balto-Slavic:
  - Lithuanian: lasýti

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) “lešš-^zi”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 607-608
^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “les-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 680
^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*les-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 413-414
^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “lesti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 281
^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*lesan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 331-332

[Kl-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) “lešš-^zi”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 607-608

[2] Pokorny, Julius (1959) “les-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 680

[3] Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*les-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 413-414

[4] Derksen, Rick (2015) “lesti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 281

[5] Guus Kroonen (2013) “*lesan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 331-332

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