Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(s)peys-

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

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.[1]

Root

*(s)peys-[2]

  1. to breathe
  2. to blow

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)peys- (5 c, 0 e)
  • *péys-e-ti?[2]
    • Proto-Germanic: *fīsaną
  • Unsorted formations

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “spīrō, -āre”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 581
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*fīsan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 142
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