Where does “σέβομαι” come from?

σέβομαι (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic tségʷomai, from Proto-Indo-European tyegʷ- — to leave alone, give up; to retreat.

σέβομαι (Ancient Greek): to feel awe or fear before God, especially when...

Definitions

  1. to feel awe or fear before God, especially when...

Ancestry of “σέβομαι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenictségʷomaito shy, shy away; to feel ashamed
2Proto-Indo-Europeantyegʷ-to leave alone, give up; to retreat

Words derived from “σέβομαι”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tyegʷ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tségʷomai →