- ἀρήγω
- ἀρήγωGrammatical information: v.Meaning: `help, support (against)' (Il.)Derivatives: ἀρηγών, -όνος m. f. `helper' (Il.). With old ablaut ἀρωγή `help, support' and ἀρωγός, -όν `helper' (Il.).Origin: IE [Indo-European] [00] *h₂reh₁g- `help, support'Etymology: The forms require *h₂re\/oh₁g-, unless *h₂rēg-, *h₂rōg- were root nouns, for which there is no indication. One compares Germanic forms, OHG. geruohhen, OS. rōkjan, ONo. rø̄kja etc. `care for', Dutch roekeloos `without care' (with old ō). If so, not to Lat. rego, Gr. ὀρέγω, to which Skt. rā́jā `king' seems to belong (on which s. Gonda, KZ 73 (1956) 151ff.).Page in Frisk: 1,137
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.