Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/stew-

See also: Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(s)tew-

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

*stew-^[1]^[2]

to praise, laud

Derived terms

*stéw-e ~ *stéw-ēr (root stative)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *stáway
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *stáway
    - Sanskrit: स्तवे (stáve)
*stḗw-ti ~ *stéw-n̥ti (Narten-type root athematic present)^[3]
- Proto-Hellenic:
  - Ancient Greek: στεῦται (steûtai)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *stā́wti (see there for further descendants)
*stu-ór? (zero-grade mediopassive)^[4]
- Proto-Anatolian:
  - Hittite: [script needed] (iš-du-u̯a-a-ri /⁠ištuāri⁠/, “to be manifest; be announced”)
*stéw-tōr ~ *stu-tr-és^[5]
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *stawtā́ (see there for further descendants)

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Iranian: *staw-
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *staw-
  - Sanskrit: स्तु (stu) (from zero-grade)

References

^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*steu̯-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 600-601
^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “steu-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Bern, München: Francke Verlag
^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “στεῦται”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1402
^ Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) “ištu-^āri”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 419-420
^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*stau”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 366

[1] Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*steu̯-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 600-601

[2] Pokorny, Julius (1959) “steu-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Bern, München: Francke Verlag

[3] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “στεῦται”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1402

[4] Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) “ištu-^āri”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 419-420

[5] Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*stau”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 366

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