"dʰew-" meaning in Proto-Indo-European

See dʰew- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Root

Etymology: Rix considers the "die" sense to be related to the "flow" sense in Etymology 2, the latter which he seems to view as the original. For a semantic parallel, compare English pass away. Etymology templates: {{ncog|en|pass away}} English pass away
  1. to die, pass away Tags: morpheme, reconstruction
    Sense id: en-dʰew--ine-pro-root-ine_pro:die Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Indo-European CeR-shaped roots, Proto-Indo-European entries with incorrect language header, Proto-Indo-European homonymic roots, Proto-Indo-European roots Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0 Disambiguation of Proto-Indo-European CeR-shaped roots: 100 0 Disambiguation of Proto-Indo-European entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Proto-Indo-European homonymic roots: 100 0 Disambiguation of Proto-Indo-European roots: 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Root

  1. to run, flow Tags: morpheme, reconstruction
    Sense id: en-dʰew--ine-pro-root-ine_pro:run
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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