ongʷ-

English meaning                      to anoint

German meaning                     `salben'

Grammatical comments         

General comments                 

Derivatives                              ongʷ-en-, n̥gʷ-en- `Salbe'

Material                                   Ai. añj-, anákti (3. Pl. añjánti) `salbt, bestreicht, schmückt', Partiz. Perf. aktá-, Pass. ajyáte; añjanam `das Salben, Salbe', áñjas- n. `Salbe', añjí- `salbend'; m. n. `Salbe, Schmuck', ā́jyam n. `Opferschmalz' (ā + ajya- < *n̥gʷi̯o-);

                arm. aucanem `salbe' (vgl. Meillet Esquisse de l'Arm.2 37);

                lat. unguō, unctus; umbr. umtu `unguito'; apr. anctan, ancte `Butter'.

                ongʷen- `Salbe, Schmiere'.

                Lat. unguen, unguen-tum `Fett, Salbe', umbr. umen ds., ahd. ancho, anco m., mhd. anke `Butter', alem.-südschwäb. Anke (m., selten f.) `Butter'.

                n̥gʷ-en-: ir. imb (Gen. imbe) `Butter', acorn. amen-en, bret. amann, aman-enn, cymr. ymen-yn(aus umgelautetem *emen-yn); vgl. oben ai. ā́jyam.

References                              WP. I 181, Kuiper Nasalpräs. 122.

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