Indo-European Lexicon
PIE Etymon and IE Reflexes
Below we display: a Proto-Indo-European (PIE) etymon adapted from Pokorny, with our own English gloss; our Semantic Field assignment(s) for the etymon, linked to information about the field(s); an optional Comment; and Reflexes (derived words) in various Indo-European languages, organized by family/group in west-to-east order where Germanic is split into West/North/East families and English, our language of primary emphasis, is artificially separated from West Germanic. IE Reflexes appear most often as single words with any optional letter(s) enclosed in parentheses; but alternative full spellings are separated by '/' and "principal parts" appear in a standard order (e.g. masculine, feminine, and neuter forms) separated by commas.
Reflexes are annotated with: Part-of-Speech and/or other Grammatical feature(s); a short Gloss which, especially for modern English reflexes, may be confined to the oldest sense; and some Source citation(s) with 'LRC' always understood as editor. Keys to PoS/Gram feature abbreviations and Source codes appear below the reflexes; at the end are links to the previous/next etyma [in Pokorny's alphabetic order] that have reflexes.
All reflex pages are currently under active construction; as time goes on, corrections may be made and/or more etyma & reflexes may be added.
Pokorny Etymon: bhlagh-men- 'priest, flamen, wizard'
Semantic Field(s): Priest, Witch, Sorceress
Indo-European Reflexes:
| Family/Language | Reflex(es) | PoS/Gram. | Gloss | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Middle English: | flamin | n | flamen | W7 |
| English: | Brahm | prop.n | highest object of philosophic adoration (Hinduism) | CDC |
| Brahma | prop.n | creator god: personified Brahm (Hinduism) | CDC | |
| Brahman, Brahmin | prop.n | sacred/sacerdotal caste member (Hinduism) | CDC | |
| flamen | n | priest | AHD/W7 | |
| North Germanic | ||||
| Old Icelandic: | bragr | n | art of poetry | GED |
| Italic | ||||
| Latin: | Brachmānae | n.pl | Brahmans | CDC |
| flāmen, flāminis | n.masc | flamen | W7 | |
| Hellenic | ||||
| Greek: | Βραχμᾱνες | n | Brahman | CDC |
| Indic | ||||
| Sanskrit: | Brahman | n.masc | God | W7 |
| brahman | n.neut | prayer; structuring(?) | GED/W7 | |
| brāhmana | adj | re: prayer | W7 | |
| Hindi: | Brāhman | prop.n | Brahman | CDC |
Key to Part-of-Speech/Grammatical feature abbreviations:
| Abbrev. | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| adj | = | adjective |
| masc | = | masculine (gender) |
| n | = | noun |
| neut | = | neuter (gender) |
| pl | = | plural (number) |
| prop | = | proper |
Key to information Source codes (always with 'LRC' as editor):
| Code | Citation | |
|---|---|---|
| AHD | = | Calvert Watkins: The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots, 2nd ed. (2000) |
| CDC | = | W.D. Whitney and B.E. Smith: The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia (1889-1911) |
| GED | = | Winfred P. Lehmann: A Gothic Etymological Dictionary (1986) |
| W7 | = | Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary (1963) |
