PIE *ǵerh2- ‘become old’ and PIE *ǵerhx- ‘crush, grind’

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ID22311624
AuthorsGiulio Imberciadori (0000-0002-0176-2731, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume136
Issue1
Pages94-125
Publication date2023-12-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHistorical Linguistics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0935-3518 • E-ISSN: 2196-8071
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.13109/hisp.2023.136.1.94
OpenAlexW4408089178
LanguageEN
References cited27

In this paper, I argue for the necessity of reconstructing two distinct roots *ǵerh2- ‘become old, age’ and *ǵerhx- ‘crush, grind’ for Proto-Indo-European (PIE). I investigate the averbo structure of both these roots and conclude that they diverge not only semantically, but also morphologically from each other - for instance, the ‘oldness’ root *ǵerh2- builds a full-grade simple thematic present (cf. Ved. járate ‘becomes old’), whereas the ‘crush’ root *ǵerhx- builds a u-present (cf. Ved. jūrva- ‘grind down, destroy’) beside a root present or an ó/é-present (cf. Ved. jurátam ‘destroy!, break down!’). In addition, I discuss some nominal forms (OCS zrĭno n. ‘grain, seed’, ON kjarni m. ‘kernel’, Lat. glārea f. ‘gravel’, etc.), whose etymology supports the reconstruction of two distinct roots PIE *ǵerh2- and *ǵerhx

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