Cognate Set 1918 – Meaning: sleep

IE-CoR reference form:
*mei̯gʰ-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Root reference form for this class follows LIV² Addenda \& Corrigenda to PIE *mei̯gʰ- 'to close the eyes, blink', cf. also LIV² 427, ALEW 644-645, Derksen 2015:315-316, Smoczyński 2005:240, Smoczyński 2007:395-396 for further discussion.
Found in clades:
Baltic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 2 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
76   Lithuanian miegóti mʲɪɛɡoːtʲɪ mʲɪɛɡoːtɪ
77   Old Prussian meicte Gr.
References
  • Derksen, Rick: 315-316
    S.v. Lith. miegóti 'sleep' (OPr. miecte 'sleep')
  • Hock, Wolfgang and Fecht, Rainer and Feulner, Anna Helene and Hill, Eugen and Wodtko, Dagmar S.: 644-645
    S.v. OLith. miegóti 'schlafen' (BSl. OPr. meicte 'schlafen', SCr. mȉgati 'blinzeln', etc.).
  • Kümmel, Martin Joachim:
    S.v. *mei̯gʰ- '(die Augen) schließen, blinzeln'
  • Rix, Helmut: 427
    S.v. *mei̯g⁽ʷ⁾ʰ- 'blinzeln, zucken' (IEW 712).
  • Smoczyński, Wojciech: 395-396
    S.v. Lith. miegóti, from PIE *mei̯gʰ-.
  • Smoczyński, Wojciech: 240
    S.v. OPr. moicte 'schlaffen', meicte 'schlaffen'.