Talk:ἄσμενος

Question on the etymology of the participle: ἄσμενος

Hello everyone, I’ve been researching the etymology of the ancient Greek participle ἄσμενος and wanted to share a potential idea with the community here. I stress that I am not a professional linguist and I have not studied other ancient languages other than ancient Greek; however, I’m deeply interested in Proto-Indo-European linguistics, and I would like to hear thoughts from those more experienced. My idea is that ἄσμενος might originate from the Proto-Indo-European root *yeh₂-s-, which I see as an extension of the PIE root *yeh₂-, meaning "to go" or "to travel." My thinking is that *yeh₂-s- could potentially carry the sense of "to escape" or "to go away" in a broader sense. I wonder if ἄσμενος, with its meaning related to being glad or pleased, might have originally conveyed a sense of relief or joy related to escape or release. Or if from the same root as of ἁνδάνω and ἥδομαι the participle ἄσμενος (ϝάδσμενος) may have coincided with an already existing ἄσμενος from *yeh₂- that was later forgotten. Of course, this is purely a hypothesis, and I’m not aware of other linguistic evidence that might support or refute this. I’d really appreciate any feedback or thoughts from those more knowledgeable in this area. JNXanth (talk) 13:02, 10 September 2024 (UTC)