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Where does “ἐγείρω” come from?

ἐγείρω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic egéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ger- — to be awake, to awaken; to be awake, to wake up.

ἐγείρω (Ancient Greek): to awaken, wake up, rouse, stir; to rouse, stir...

Definitions

  1. to awaken, wake up, rouse, stir; to rouse, stir...

Ancestry of “ἐγείρω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicegéřřō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ger-to be awake, to awaken; to be awake, to wake up

Words derived from “ἐγείρω”

  • égrégore
  • εθνεγερσία
  • έγερση
  • εγείρω
  • ἐγρήγορος
  • ἐγρήγορᾰ
  • ἔγερσις
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