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: lā[i]p-, ləip-, ləp- 'to burn, shine'
Semantic Field(s): to Burn, Scorch, to Shine, Glisten
Indo-European Reflexes:
| Family/Language | Reflex(es) | PoS/Gram. | Gloss | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Middle English: | lamp | n | lamp | W7 |
| lanterne | n | lantern | W7 | |
| English: | eclampsia | n | convulsive state | AHD/W7 |
| lamp | n | vessel with wick for burning flammable liquid to produce light | AHD/W7 | |
| lantern | n | protective lamp case with (transparent) openings | AHD/W7 | |
| West Germanic | ||||
| Dutch: | lamp | n | lamp | TLL |
| German: | Lampe | n.fem | lamp | LRC |
| Laterne | n.fem | lantern | LRC | |
| North Germanic | ||||
| Old Norse: | leiptr | n | lightning | W7 |
| Danish: | lampe | n | lamp | TLL |
| Swedish: | lampa | n | lamp | TLL |
| Italic | ||||
| Latin: | lampas | n.fem | torch | W7 |
| lanterna | n.fem | lamp, lantern | W7 | |
| Old French: | lampe | n.fem | lamp | W7 |
| Middle French: | lanterne | n.fem | lantern | W7 |
| Hellenic | ||||
| Greek: | eklampw | vb | to shine forth | W7 |
| eklampsis | n.fem | sudden flashing | W7 | |
| lampas, lampados | n.fem | torch | W7 | |
| λαμπρός | adj | shiny | LRC | |
| lamptēr | n.masc | lantern | W7 | |
| lampw | vb | to shine | W7 | |
| περιλάμπω | vb | to shine around | LRC | |
Key to Part-of-Speech/Grammatical feature abbreviations:
| Abbrev. | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| adj | = | adjective |
| fem | = | feminine (gender) |
| masc | = | masculine (gender) |
| n | = | noun |
| vb | = | verb |
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) |
| LRC | = | Linguistics Research Center, University of Texas, Austin |
| TLL | = | Frederick Bodmer: The Loom of Language (1944) |
| W7 | = | Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary (1963) |
