Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂yew-

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

    Back-formation from the noun *h₂óyu ~ *h₂yéw-, from the root *h₂ey- (vital force, life).[1]

    Root

    *h₂yew-[1]

    1. straight, upright, right[2]
    2. right, justice, law

    Derived terms

    Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂yew- (14 c, 0 e)
    • *h₂yéw-os ~ *h₂yéw-es-
      • Proto-Italic: *jowos
        • Old Latin: ious
          • Latin: iūs (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hyáwš
        • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hyáwṣ
        • Proto-Iranian: *Hyáwš
          • Avestan: 𐬫𐬀𐬊𐬱 (yaoš)
    • *h₂yew-dʰ-os
      • Proto-Celtic: *yowdos
        • Proto-Brythonic: *jʉð (see there for further descendants)
    • *h₂yew-es-tos
    • *h₂yew-es-eh₂-ye-
    • *h₂yéw-dʰh₁e-ti

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 316
    2. 2.0 2.1 Willi, Andreas (2001), “Lateinisch iubēre, griechisch εὐϑύς und ein indogermanisches Rechtskonzept”, in Historische Sprachforschung[1] (in German), volume 114, number 1. H., pages 117–146