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CHILD / LATER FORM / reconstructedProto-Indo-European · Proto-Indo-European o-grade form · earth o grade

*dh(e)ghom-

earth

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Indo-European · Proto-Indo-European centum form · earth root

*dhghem-

earth

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THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP

EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE

SOUND CHANGE

The o-grade *dh(e)ghom- is a vocalic formation of the earth root *dhghem-.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

The earth meaning remains stable across the reconstructed formation.

CHRONOLOGY

No separate chronology note is attached beyond the endpoint date ranges.

SCHOLAR / EDITORIAL AUTHORITY

Calvert Watkins and American Heritage Dictionary Editors

CONFIDENCE

established — no additional confidence note is attached.

EDITORIAL STATUS

reviewed

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CITATION REGISTER

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Indo-European Root: dhghem-dhghem- heading and item 2

Identifies the o-grade as a formation of the earth root.

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EDITORIAL REUSE

WHERE THIS CLAIM APPEARS

RELATION / 841chthonic

*dh(e)ghom- → *dhghem-

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