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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/selǵ-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words 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

*selǵ-

  1. to let go, send[1]

Derived terms
► <a href='/wiki/Category:Terms_derived_from_the_PIE_root_*sel%C7%B5-' title='Category:Terms derived from the PIE root *selǵ-'>Terms derived from the PIE root *selǵ-</a>
  • *sélǵ-e-ti
    • Anatolian:
      • Hittite: 𒊭𒀠𒀝𒍣 (ša-al-ak-zi /šalkzi/, “knead, mix”) (possibly)
    • Germanic: *selkaną (“to fall in drops; dribble; droop”)
      • Old English: āseolcan (“be slow; be weak or slothful; languish”)
    • Indo-Iranian: *sárȷ́ati (“to let go”) (see there for further descendants)

References
  1. Rix, Helmut, editor (2001) Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN
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