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: 4. mei- 'to tie, bind'
Semantic Field(s): to Bind
Indo-European Reflexes:
| Family/Language | Reflex(es) | PoS/Gram. | Gloss | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Middle English: | demyt | n | dimity | W7 |
| mitre | n | miter | W7 | |
| samit | n | samite | W7 | |
| English: | dimity | n | sheer corded plain cotton fabric | AHD/W7 |
| mir | n | pre-revolutionary Russian village of peasant farmers | AHD | |
| miter | n | liturgical headdress of abbot/bishop | AHD/W7 | |
| mitosis | n | replication of chromosomes (followed by cell division) | AHD/W7 | |
| samite | n | rich medieval silk fabric with gold/silver interwoven | AHD/W7 | |
| Italic | ||||
| Latin: | mitra | n.fem | miter: turban, headband | W7 |
| Medieval Latin: | examitum | n.neut | samite | W7 |
| samitum | n.neut | samite | W7 | |
| New Latin: | mitosis | n.fem | cell division | W7 |
| Middle French: | mitre | n.fem | miter, headband, headgear | W7 |
| samit | n.masc | samite, kind of thread | W7 | |
| Slavic | ||||
| Old Church Slavonic: | mirù† | n | peace | AHD |
| Russian: | mir | n | mir, peace, commune | AHD |
| Hellenic | ||||
| Greek: | hexamitos | adj | re: six threads | W7 |
| mitos | n.masc | warp thread | W7 | |
| Medieval Greek: | dimitos | adj | re: double thread | W7 |
| Indic | ||||
| Sanskrit: | mitra | n | friend | W7 |
Key to Part-of-Speech/Grammatical feature abbreviations:
| Abbrev. | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| adj | = | adjective |
| fem | = | feminine (gender) |
| masc | = | masculine (gender) |
| n | = | noun |
| neut | = | neuter (gender) |
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) |
| W7 | = | Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary (1963) |
