Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wegʷ-

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

*wegʷ-

wet, moist

Derived terms

*wogʷ-o-s[1][2][3]
- Germanic: *wakwaz (see there for further descendants)
ugʷ-ró-s[1][2][3]
- Hellenic: *ugrós
  - Ancient Greek: ὑγρός (hugrós)
*wogʷ-edʰo-s[1]
- Italic: [Term?]
  - Latin: ūvidus, ūdus[2]
*wogʷ-mo-
- Italic: [Term?]
  - Latin: ūmeō

References

Kroonen, Guus (2013), “wakwa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 569
De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “ūvidus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 648
Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ὑγρός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1525-1526

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[kroonen-1] Kroonen, Guus (2013), “wakwa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 569

[devaan-2] De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “ūvidus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 648

[beekes-3] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ὑγρός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1525-1526