Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gʰeh₁bʰ-

Root

 * 1) to grab, take

Reconstruction notes
The surface ablaut a ~ ē is somewhat unusual, but Italo-Celtic *a can result from “syllabic”, thus appears to be the best match. The instances of full-grade ē may be analogical, however, so the laryngeal cannot be reconstructed with certainty. Zero grades shown below use, but note that the existence of syllabic laryngeals in synchronic PIE is disputed.

See, which is often taken to be the same root, for more possible descendants; see Schrijver's arguments for a rejection of this.

Derived terms

 * *gʰéh₁bʰ-t ~ *gʰh̥₁bʰ-ént


 * *gʰh̥₁bʰ-éh₁ye-ti
 * or


 * *gʰh̥₁bʰ-yé-ti
 * or
 * or


 * *gʰoh₁bʰ-eh₂ye-ti


 * *gʰh̥₁bʰ-leh₂