Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂erk-

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

*h₂erk- (imperfective)^[1]^[2]

to protect, guard, hold, lock

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂erk- (16 c, 0 e)

*h₂érk-ti ~ *h₂r̥k-énti (root present)^[3]
- Anatolian:
  - Hittite: 𒄯𒍝 (ḫar-za /⁠ḫarza⁠/), 𒄯𒍣 (ḫar-zi /⁠ḫarzi⁠/)
*h₂ork-éye-ti (causative)^[4]
- Proto-Italic: *arkeō (see there for further descendants)
- ⇒ *h₂po-h₂orkéyeti^[5]
  - Proto-Germanic: *fargijaną (see there for further descendants)
  - Proto-Italic: *porkeō
    - Latin: porceō
*h₂po-h₂érketi
- Proto-Italic: *parkō
  - Latin: parcō
*h₂orkos
- Proto-Italic: *orkos
  - Latin: Orcus
*h₂érk-os ~ *h₂érk-es-os
- Hellenic:
  - Ancient Greek: ἄρκος (árkos)
    - Ancient Greek: ἀρκέω (arkéō)
*h₂erk-es-eh₂
- Proto-Italic: *arkezā
  - Latin: arcera
*h₂érk-s (root noun)
- Proto-Italic: *arks
  - Latin: arx
*h₂erk-eh₂
- Proto-Italic: *arkā
  - Latin: arca, arcānus, arcānum

Unsorted formations

Armenian:^[6]
- Old Armenian: արգել (argel)

References

^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), “areq-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 65-66
^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*h₂erk-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 273
^ Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008), “ḫar(k)-^zi”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 355-357
^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “arceō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 51
^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*fargjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 128-129
^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “argel”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, pages 133-134

[1] Pokorny, Julius (1959), “areq-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 65-66

[2] Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*h₂erk-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 273

[3] Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008), “ḫar(k)-^zi”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 355-357

[4] De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “arceō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 51

[5] Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*fargjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 128-129

[6] Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “argel”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, pages 133-134

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