Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/seh₂g-

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

*seh₂ǵ-^[1]

Root

*seh₂g-^[2]

to seek out

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *seh₂g- (16 c, 0 e)

*séh₂g-ti ~ *sh₂g-énti (athematic root present) or *sh₂g-é-ti (zero-grade thematic root present)
- Proto-Germanic: *sakaną (see there for further descendants)
*séh₂g-ye-ti (ye-present)
*sh₂g-yé-ti (yé-present)
- Proto-Celtic: *sagyeti (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Celtic: *-sagyetor (see there for further descendants)
*seh₂g-o-s
- Italic:
  - Latin: sāgus (“prophetic”)
*sh₂g-eh₂
- Proto-Germanic: *sakō
*séh₂g-ti-s ~ *sh₂g-téy-s
- Proto-Germanic: *sahtiz (see there for further descendants)
*sh₂g-tó-s
- Proto-Germanic: *sahtaz (see there for further descendants)
Unsorted formations:
- Hellenic:
  - >? Ancient Greek: ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, “to lead”)

References

^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
^ Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

[1] De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

[2] Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

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