Where does “Héktōr” come from?

Héktōr (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Hellenic héktōr, from Proto-Indo-European séǵʰtōr, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

Héktōr (Proto-Hellenic): Hector

Definitions

  1. Hector

Ancestry of “Héktōr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenichéktōrholding fast
2Proto-Indo-Europeanséǵʰtōr—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

Words derived from “Héktōr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séǵʰtōr →Every word from Proto-Hellenic héktōr →