Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wreyt-

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

*wreyt-

1. to twist

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wreyt-‎ (5 c, 0 e)

• *wréyt-e-ti (thematic root present)
  • Proto-Germanic: *wrīþaną (see there for further descendants)
• *writ-e-ti (thematic zero-grade root present?)
  • Balto-Slavic:
    • Latvian: rist
    • Lithuanian: rìsti
    • Proto-Slavic: *rьtь
      • Proto-Slavic: *rьtǫtь (see there for further descendants)
• *wréyt-ye-ti (ye-present)
  • Balto-Slavic:
    • Latvian: rìest
    • Lithuanian: riẽsti (riečiù)
• *wreyt-eh₁ye-ti (eh₁-stative)
  • Balto-Slavic:
    • Lithuanian: rietė́ti
• *wróyt-os
  • Proto-Germanic: *wraiþaz (see there for further descendants)