Knei̯gʷʰ-
verb · to bow, lean, tilt
Attested in Italic, Graeco-Phrygian, Balto-Slavic, Germanic, Celtic
Reconstructions in Pokorny (1959)
knei-gʷʰ-, knei-b- ‘to incline, bend’
| Language | Reflex | Gloss | Grammar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latin | calamus | Rohr | |
| Greek | κόλλᾰ | Leim | |
| Lithuanian | klejaĩ | Leim | |
| Greek | κοινός | gemeinsam | |
| Ligurian | Com-beranea | ||
| Hispania,Hispanic | Com-plūtum | ||
| Hispania,Hispanic | Com-pleutica | ||
| Latin | cum | mit, bei | |
| Latin | com- | mit, bei | |
| Latin | cōram | persönlich, von Angesicht zu Angesicht | |
| Old Church Slavic,Old Church Slavonic | klějь | Leim | |
| Old Church Slavic,Old Church Slavonic | klejь | Leim | |
| Oscan | com | mit | |
| Oscan | con | mit | |
| Oscan | com- | mit | |
| Oscan | kúm- | mit | |
| Oscan | comono | comitium | |
| mndl. mnd. | helen | kleben | |
| Venetic | Com-petalis | ||
| Modern Welsh,Welsh | calaf | Rohr | |
| Umbrian | com | mit | |
| Umbrian | kum- | mit |
Reconstructions in Rix et al. (2001)
Knei̯gʷʰ- (verb) bow, lean, tilt
| Language | Reflex | Gloss | Grammar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gothic | hneiwan | sich neigen | full-grade e-present |
| Latin | cō-nīxī | blinzelte | sigmatic aorist |
| Latin | cō-niueō | die Augen schließen, blinzeln | éi̯e-causative–iterative |
| Gothic | hnaiwjan | neigen | éi̯e-causative–iterative |
| Old High German | nīgan | sich neigen | full-grade e-present |
| Old High German | neigen | neigen | éi̯e-causative–iterative |
| Old High German | (+) (h)negēn | sich stützen | essive |