Roots / *h₂elg-₂
h₂elg-₂ “to earn, gain, merit” Widely accepted commerce possession
Source of English owe, own, ought, German eigen
At a Glance
Reconstruction h₂elg-₂ Meaning “to earn, gain, merit” Confidence Widely accepted Semantic field commerce, possession Root for earning/possessing, yielding English owe, own, ought and German eigen (own/characteristic).
deh₃-r- “to give, gift (extended)” gʰeHbʰ- “to take, grasp (a utensil)” gʰel-d- “to pay, yield, gold” gʰrebʰ-eyo- “to keep seizing, grasping” h₃emh₃- “to take hold of, possess” kap-eyo- “to keep seizing, take repeatedly” kap-yo- “to seize, take hold of” ḱeh₂-p- “to grasp, handle, seize” related entry