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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wéh₁imn̥

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

Etymology

From *weh₁y- (“twist, wrap”) +‎ *-mn̥.

Noun

*wéh₁imn̥ n [1][2]

  1. that which is twisted, plaiting

Inflection
Athematic, proterokinetic
singular collective
nominative *wéh₁imn̥ *wéh₁imō
genitive *uh₁iméns *uh₁ym̥nés
singular dual plural collective
nominative *wéh₁imn̥ *wéh₁ym̥nih₁ — *wéh₁imō
vocative *wéh₁imn̥ *wéh₁ym̥nih₁ — *wéh₁imō
accusative *wéh₁imn̥ *wéh₁ym̥nih₁ — *wéh₁imō
genitive *uh₁iméns *? — *uh₁ym̥nés
ablative *uh₁iméns *? — *uh₁ym̥nés
dative *uh₁iméney *? — *uh₁ym̥néy
locative *uh₁imén, *uh₁iméni *? — *uh₁imén, *uh₁iméni
instrumental *uh₁iménh₁ *? — *uh₁ym̥néh₁

Descendants
  • Celtic: *wēman[3]
    • Middle Irish: fíam (“a chain”)
  • Germanic: *wīmą (“osier, wattle”)[2]
    • Middle Low German: wīm, wīme
    • Middle Dutch: wīme
  • Italic: *weimən (“branch for plaiting”)[1]
    • Latin: vīmen (“branch for wickerwork”) (see there for further descendants)

References
  1. De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “vieō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 677: “*u̯eh₁i-mn”
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*wajju-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 500: “*ueh₁i-mon-”
  3. Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*wi-na-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 421: “*wē-men”
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