"To hide" and "to cover" in Proto-Indo-European

• Autores: Ranko Matasovic
• Localización: The Journal of Indo-European Studies, ISSN 0092-2323, Vol. 41, Nº. 1-2, 2013, págs. 21-34
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen
  • español

    This paper discusses nine Indo-European roots that have reflexes meaning "to cover" and "to hide" in various Indo-European languages. Nominal derivatives from these roots often mean "house, hut" and "roof". We adduce evidence from non-IE languages in which words with these meanings are etymologically related and, having established this systemic pattern of etymological correspondences, we propose new etymologies of six words from different IE languages: ORuss. kuca "house" and Gr. kóme "hair" from "covering" (PIE *kem(H)-), Gr. krypto "hide" and Lat. creper "obscure" from "to cover" (PIE *krep-), PSI. *gazb, *guzb "buttock" from "that which is hidden" (PIE *gewg-), and OIr. forad "mound, residence, brow" from "a cover" (PIE *(H)wer-).

  • English

    This paper discusses nine Indo-European roots that have reflexes meaning "to cover" and "to hide" in various Indo-European languages. Nominal derivatives from these roots often mean "house, hut" and "roof". We adduce evidence from non-IE languages in which words with these meanings are etymologically related and, having established this systemic pattern of etymological correspondences, we propose new etymologies of six words from different IE languages: ORuss. kuca "house" and Gr. kóme "hair" from "covering" (PIE *kem(H)-), Gr. krypto "hide" and Lat. creper "obscure" from "to cover" (PIE *krep-), PSI. *gazb, *guzb "buttock" from "that which is hidden" (PIE *gewg-), and OIr. forad "mound, residence, brow" from "a cover" (PIE *(H)wer-).