- αὐχέω
- αὐχέωGrammatical information: v.Meaning: `boast' (Hdt.).Compounds: κενε-αυχής `idle boasting' (Il.)Derivatives: αὔχη `boasting, pride' (Pi.; αὑχάν καύχησιν H.; wrong Güntert Reimwortbildungen 153f.)Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Unexplained. Not from εὔχομαι with Chantr. Adontz, Mél. Boisacq 1, 10 derives the word from αὐχήν, as `keep one's neck proudly'. Fur. 391 considers non-IE origin, with καυχάομαι. (Elicegui, Emer. 37 (1969) 194 also connects καυχ-, assuming a laryngeal, which seems impossible: a laryngeal does not give k-.) Rather from a Pre-Gr. uvular, Beekes Pre-Gr.Page in Frisk: 1,192
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.