Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/men(s)dʰh₁-

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

A compound root from *men- (“to think”) +‎ *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put”), literally “to put in mind”.

Root

*men(s)dʰh₁-

1. vivacious
2. wisdom
3. to pay attention to

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *men(s)dʰh₁- (1 c, 0 e)

• *mn̥-dʰh₁-ró-s
  • Proto-Germanic: *mundraz (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *mandrás (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *manzdʰHrás (see there for further descendants)
• Unsorted formations:
  • Albanian: mund (“can, win”)
  • Proto-Germanic: *mundōną (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Germanic: *mandijaną
    • Old Saxon: mendian
    • Old High German: menden
      • Middle High German: menden
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: μανθάνω (manthánō, “to learn”)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *mazdʰáH (“wisdom, discernment, reasoning”) (see there for further descendants)