Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gʰres-

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

*gʰres-

  1. to threaten, torment

Descendants

  • Balto-Slavic:
    • Baltic:
      • Latvian: grasāt (“threaten”)
      • Lithuanian: grasà (“threat”), grasinù (“to threaten, menace”), gresiù (“to threaten, menace”), gristù (“to be disgusted with”)
  • Proto-Tocharian: *krās- (“to vex, torment, become angry”)

Further reading

  • Malzahn, Melanie (2010), The Tocharian Verbal System, Leiden: Brill, pages 612-3
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