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: 2. i̯ū̆ 'yowl (exclamation of joy/wonder)'
Semantic Field(s): Various Cries, Joy
Indo-European Reflexes:
| Family/Language | Reflex(es) | PoS/Gram. | Gloss | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Middle English: | yowlen | vb | to yowl | W7 |
| English: | jubilant | adj | exultant, expressing great joy | W7 |
| jubilate | vb | to rejoice | W7 | |
| jubilation | n | rejoicing, being jubilant | W7 | |
| yodel | n | song sung by yodeling | W7 | |
| yodel | vb | to sing while switching between head/chest voice | W7 | |
| yowl | n | long loud wail/howl | W7 | |
| yowl | vb | to wail, howl, utter long loud cry | IEW/W7 | |
| West Germanic | ||||
| Middle High German: | jodeln | vb | to yodel | IEW |
| jōlen | vb | to yowl | IEW | |
| German: | jodeln | vb | to yodel | IEW |
| johlen | vb | to yowl | IEW | |
| North Germanic | ||||
| Old Norse: | ȳla | vb | to yowl | IEW |
| Italic | ||||
| Latin: | jūbilō, jūbilare | vb | to cheer, exult, jubilate | IEW/W7 |
Key to Part-of-Speech/Grammatical feature abbreviations:
| Abbrev. | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| adj | = | adjective |
| n | = | noun |
| vb | = | verb |
Key to information Source codes (always with 'LRC' as editor):
| Code | Citation | |
|---|---|---|
| IEW | = | Julius Pokorny: Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (1959) |
| W7 | = | Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary (1963) |