Open AccessIndo-European and common Germanic roots of the preterito-presentia verbs
Author(s) -
Andriy Botsman,
І. М. Моренець
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
fìlologìčnì studìï
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2412-2491
pISSN - 2311-2425
DOI - 10.28925/2311-2425.2018.11.6
Subject(s) - germanic languages , lithuanian , linguistics , old english , german , historical linguistics , old norse , comparative linguistics , indo european languages , history , north germanic languages , literature , art , philosophy , sociology , philology , gender studies , feminism
The article addresses the Indo-European and common Germanic roots of the preterito-presentia verbs. The words of the ancient Indian, Greek, Latin, Old Slavonic, Lithuanian, Gothic, Old English, Old High German, Old Saxon, and Old English languages are analysed within the framework of the comparative-historical approach. The analysis is carried out on the phonological, morphological and semantic levels. The main attention is paid to the discovery of common latent archaic roots that were obscured in the process of historical development and the separation of the Germanic language group from the rest of the Indo-European language family.