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: lab-, and labh-, lap(h)- 'to lap, lick, smack (the lips), etc.'
Semantic Field(s): to Lick
Indo-European Reflexes:
| Family/Language | Reflex(es) | PoS/Gram. | Gloss | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Old English: | lapian | vb.wk | to lap | ASD/W7 |
| Middle English: | lapen | vb | to lap | W7 |
| English: | lambent | adj | flickering, playing lightly on/over surface | AHD/W7 |
| lampoon | n | harsh satire (directed at individual) | AHD/W7 | |
| lap | vb | to take in food/drink with tongue | AHD/W7 | |
| West Germanic | ||||
| Old High German: | laffan | vb.str | to lap, lick | ASD/W7 |
| North Germanic | ||||
| Icelandic: | lepja | vb | to lap (as a dog) | ASD |
| Italic | ||||
| Latin: | lambens, lambentis | vb.ptc | lapping, licking | W7 |
| lambo, lambere | vb | to lap, lick | W7 | |
| Hellenic | ||||
| Greek: | laphyssw | vb | to devour | W7 |
Key to Part-of-Speech/Grammatical feature abbreviations:
| Abbrev. | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| adj | = | adjective |
| n | = | noun |
| ptc | = | participle |
| str | = | strong (inflection) |
| vb | = | verb |
| wk | = | weak (inflection) |
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) |
| ASD | = | Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller: An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898) |
| W7 | = | Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary (1963) |
