Cognate Set 1040 – Meaning: play

IE-CoR reference form:
*rei̯⁽g̑⁾-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
From PIE *rei̯⁽g̑⁾- 'bind' via Proto-Celtic *rig-e/o- (Schumacher 2004:546-548, Matasović 2009:311-312, Schumacher 2004:546-548, cf. LIV² 503), but cf. Deshayes 2003:161, Falileyev 2000:64.
Found in clades:
Celtic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 8 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
155   Middle Breton hoari, hoary, c'hoary, hoariff ˈxoaːri, ˈxwaːri
157   Breton: Treger c'hwaṙi, c'hwarî- ˈh̽waːi, h̽waˈɹiː- ˈh̽waːi, h̽waˈriː-
156   Breton: Gwened c'hwari, c'hwari- hwäɾi
151   Welsh: North chwarae ˈxwara ˈxwara
150   Middle Welsh chwarae xwar-
149   Old Welsh guarai ɡwarai
152   Middle Cornish gwary ˈɡwari
153   Late Cornish guare, gwary ˈɡwari
References
  • Deshayes, Albert: 161
    Cf. Old Breton guari, huari, Middle Breton hoari, Modern Breton c'hoari m. 'game' from Proto-Celtic *su̯er-o-.
  • Falileyev, Alexander: 64
    S.v. Old Welsh guarai 'play, amusement, theatre'. No etymology, possibly *worigo-, cf. Ir. fuirech < *fo-rig.
  • Matasović, Ranko: 311-312
    S.v. Proto-Celtic *rig-o- 'to bind', cf. *(H)rei̯g- 'to bind, to reach' (IEW 861, LIV 503), cf. Lat. rigeō 'be stiff', MHG ricken 'bind', OHG reihhen 'reach', Lith. réižti 'to stretch, tighten'. OIr. con-rig 'binds together' < *kom-rig-o-, MW gwarny 'play' (GPC gwarny, gwary), MBret. hoari 'play' < MW gwarny and MBret. hoari < *ufo-rig-o-.
  • Rix, Helmut: 503
    Cf. s.v. *rei̯⁽g̑⁾- 'binden' (IEW 861-2).
  • Schumacher, Stefan: 546-548
    S.v. Proto-Celtic 2. *rig-e/o- 'binden' < PIE *rei̯g- or *rei̯g̑- (LIV² 503). The Brythonic forms (W gwarwy, etc.) are compounds with the preverb *u̯o-.