ĝem(e)-

    ĝem(e)-

    English meaning: to marry

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “heiraten”, also in Bezeichnungen for Verwandte, especially angeheiratete Verwandte.

    Material: O.Ind. jürá -ḥ “ suitor, lover “ (*ĝm̥̄-ró-s?); O.Ind. jǘ mütar-, Av. zümütar- “ Tochtermann “, created after other relationship names in -tar- extension, with ü the second syllable after mütar-; the basic root has been abbreviated *jüma-, compare Av. zümaoya- “ brother of son-in-law “, also O.Ind. jümí -ḥ “ verschwistert, blutsverwandt “, fem. nachved. “ feminine relatives, esp. daughter-in-law “, ved. ví-jümi-ḥ) “ relative by marriage “, jümü “ daughter-in-law “; gr γαμέω “ marry “ (Akt. of man, husband, Med. from the wife, woman), ἔγημα (Dor. ἔγᾱμα), γεγάμη-μαι; γαμέτης “ husband “, γαμετή, γαμέτις, -ιδος “wife”, γαμήλιος “ nuptial “, γάμος m. “ wedding “; γαμβρός (*ĝem-ro-) ‘son-in-law”; Maybe Alb. dasmë “wedding”: Gk. γάμος m. “wedding” common Alb. ĝh- > d- phoentic mutatIon. Lat. gener-, ī ds. (for *gemer after genus, gēns). Maybe Alb. (*ghemen) Gheg zemën, tosk, zemër “heart, love, dear” common Alb. ĝh- > d-, z- phoentic mutatIon.

    References: WP. I 574 f., WH. I 590 f.