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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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| ENTRY: | ko- |
| DEFINITION: | Stem of demonstrative pronoun meaning “this.” Oldest form * o-, becoming *ko- in centum languages.
Derivatives include he1, et cetera, and behind.
I. Variant form *ki-. 1a. he1, from Old English h , he; b. him, from Old English him, him (dative of h); c. his, from Old English his, his (genitive of h); d. her, from Old English hire, her (dative and genitive of heo, she); e. it, from Old English hit, it (neuter of h); f. here, from Old English hr, here; g. hence, from Old English heonane, heonon, from here. a–g all from Germanic *hi-. 2. Suffixed form *ki-tro-. hither, from Old English hider, hither, from Germanic *hi-thra-. 3. Suffixed form *ki-s. cis-, from Latin cis, on this side of.
II. Variant form *ke-. 1. Preposed in *ke-etero- (*e-tero-, a second time, again; see i-). et cetera, from Latin cterus (neuter plural ctera), the other part, that which remains. 2. Postposed in Latin -ce (see nu-).
III. 1. behind, hind1, from Old English behindan, in the rear, behind (bi, at; see ambhi). 2. hinterland, from Old High German hintar, behind. 3. hinder1, hindrance, from Old English hindrian, to check, hinder, from Germanic derivative verb *hindr n, to keep back. 1–3 all from Germanic root *hind-, behind, attributed by some to this root (but more likely of obscure origin). (Pokorny 1. ko- 609.) |
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