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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₁lengʷʰ-

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

Root

*h₁lengʷʰ-[1]

  1. light (not heavy)
    Antonym: *gʷerh₂-
  2. swift; brief

Derived terms
Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁lengʷʰ-‎ (15 c, 0 e)
  • *h₁léngʷʰ-e-ti (thematic root verb)[2][3][4]
    • Proto-Celtic: *lengʷeti
    • Proto-Germanic: *lingwaną (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hránǰʰati
      • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hránźʰati
      • Proto-Iranian: *Hránǰati
        • Younger Avestan: 𐬭𐬆𐬧𐬘𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (rəṇjaiti)
  • *h₁ln̥gʷʰ-ró-s
  • *h₁lengʷʰ-to-s
    • Albanian: lehtë (< *lexta)
    • Proto-Germanic: *linhtaz (see there for further descendants)
  • *h₁léngʰ-u-s ~ *h₁ln̥gʷʰ-éw-s
  • *h₁léngʷʰ-isth₂-o-s
  • *h₁léngʷʰ-yōs ~ *h₁ln̥gʷʰ-is-és
  • Unsorted formations:
    • Armenian: *h₁ln̥gʷʰ-ieh₂-
    • Illyrian: lembus "light vehicle" < h₁lengʷh-os
    • Tocharian: *h₁ln̥gʷʰ-ti̯o

References
  1. Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*h₁lengʷʰ-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 243-245
  2. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*leng-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 237-238
  3. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lingwan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 338-339
  4. Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*Hranǰ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 191-192

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