Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/nes-

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

Root

*nes-^[1]^[2]

to return home (safely)

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nes- (5 c, 0 e)

*nés-e-tor (deponent thematic root present)
- Proto-Germanic: *nesaną (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Hellenic: *néhomai
  - Ancient Greek: νέομαι (néomai)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *násatay
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *násatay
    - Sanskrit: नसते (násate)
*nos-éye-ti (causative)
- Proto-Germanic: *nazjaną (see there for further descendants)
*n̥s-tó-s
- ⇒ *ń̥s-to-m
  - Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ástam (see there for further descendants)

Unsorted formations

Proto-Germanic: *nōzijaną (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Hellenic: *nayyō
- Ancient Greek: ναίω (naíō)
Proto-Hellenic: *nahwós
- Ancient Greek: ναός (naós)
Proto-Hellenic: *nóstos
- Ancient Greek: νόστος (nóstos)
>? Proto-Tocharian:
- Tocharian A: nas-
- Tocharian B: nes-

References

^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 454-455
^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*nesan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 387

[1] Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 454-455

[2] Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*nesan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 387

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