Lemizh / English dictionary
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nàgw.
self-receiving: to drink something-acc
Usage notes
This verb frequently refers to drinking alcoholic beverages in particular. This use is attested from Middle Lemizh.
Etymology
< NLem engw‑a
< LMLem èngw‑a
< MLem eengw‑a
< OLem hēngw‑
< PLem *hēngw‑, e-reduplicated athematic present of
< PIE *h₁egʷʰ‑
Cognates
Lat ēbrius ‘drunk’, TochB yokäṃ ‘drinks’