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Indogermanisches Etymologisches Woerterbuch [Pokorny] :

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Record number: 870

Root / lemma: k^e:i-gh-

English meaning: quick, hasty

German meaning: `schnell, heftig'

Material: Ai. s/i:ghra/- `rasch, schnell';

    ags. hi:gian `tendere, festinare, niti', engl. hie `eilen', geminiert norw. hikka `schluchzen', aschwed. hikka `keuchen, den Schluckauf haben' (Schallworte?);

    russ. siga/tü, signu/tü `springen', wruss. siga/c/, signuc/ `schreiten, gros|e Schritte machen';wozu auch russ. sig `Fischname', wie Salm zu salio:, so das| lit. sy/kis usw. und anord. si:kr vielleicht aus dem Russ. entlehnt sind.

References: WP. I 363, Wissmann Nom. postverb. 174, Specht Idg. Dekl. 249;

See also: geho"rt zu k^e:i-bh-, s. oben.

Page(s): 542 - 543



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