Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/légʰyeti

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

  • From *legʰ- (to lie in resting position) +‎ *-yeti.

    Verb

    *légʰyeti (imperfective)[1]

    1. to be lying down

    Inflection

    Imperfective, thematic, active only
    3rd singular *légʰyeti
    3rd plural *légʰyonti
    Active voice Present indicative Past indicative Imperative Subjunctive Optative
    1st singular *légʰyoh₂ *légʰyom *légʰyōh₂ *légʰyoyh₁m̥
    2nd singular *légʰyesi *légʰyes *légʰye *légʰyēsi *légʰyoys
    3rd singular *légʰyeti *légʰyet *légʰyetu *légʰyēti *légʰyoyt
    1st dual *légʰyowos *légʰyowe *légʰyōwos *légʰyoywe
    2nd dual *légʰyetes *légʰyetom *légʰyetom *légʰyētes *légʰyoytom
    3rd dual *légʰyetes *légʰyetām *légʰyetām *légʰyētes *légʰyoytām
    1st plural *légʰyomos *légʰyome *légʰyōmos *légʰyoyme
    2nd plural *légʰyete *légʰyete *légʰyete *légʰyēte *légʰyoyte
    3rd plural *légʰyonti *légʰyont *légʰyontu *légʰyōnti *légʰyoyh₁n̥t
    Participle *légʰyonts

    Descendants

    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *legḗˀtei
      • Proto-Slavic: *ležati (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Germanic: *ligjaną (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Ringe, Donald (2006), From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN