Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂sewt-

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

Etymology

Perhaps a variant of *(h₂)sew- (to burn), as suggested by Kroonen (2013).

Root

*h₂sewt-

1. to seethe, boil

Derived terms

• *h₂sut-méh₂
  • Proto-Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: ἀϋτμή (aütmḗ, “breath, scent”)

Unsorted formations

• Proto-Germanic: *seuþaną (“seethe, boil”)
• Proto-Slavic: *šutъ (“clumsy person”)

References

• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀϋτμή”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 172
• Guus Kroonen (2013) “*seuþan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 435
• Vladimir Orel (2003) “*seuþanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 326