Cognate Set 6956 – Meaning: thigh

IE-CoR reference form:
*teu̯(h₂)k-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Root reconstruction difficult. A contamination between two (possibly related) roots *teu̯h₂- and *teu̯k- is a possibility. Cf. Kroonen 2013:540 and 'thick' in cognate set 1247 for further discussion. The PIE root reference form *teu̯(h₂)k- is provisional only.
Found in clades:
Germanic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 6 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
116   Dutch dij
117   Flemish dij
112   English thigh θaɪ
111   Old English þēoh θeːo̯x θeːo̯h
115   Middle Dutch die diə̯ diə̯
113   Old Frisian thiāch ˈθjaːx ˈθjaːx
References
  • Kroonen, Guus: 540
    S.v. Proto-Germanic *ϸeuha- 'thigh', from PIE *téuHk-o- (cf. Lith. taukaĩ, Latv. tàuki (m.pl.) 'lard', OPr. taukis 'id.', OCS tukъ, Ru. tuk 'fat' < *toukH-o-; OIr. tón 'behind, bottom', MW tin 'bottom, arse, rear' < *tuHk-neh₂-). A European IE word for 'thigh, hip'.
  • Scarborough, Matthew:
    Cf. discussion in ALEW & Derksen (2015:459-460) regarding the Baltic evidence for the root reconstruction, and further discussion regarding Balto-Slavic lexemes meaning 'fat' in cognate set 6104.