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: 2b. per-, perə- 'to fare, ferry, transport, go/carry over'
Semantic Field(s): to Bear, Carry, to Overtake
Indo-European Reflexes:
| Family/Language | Reflex(es) | PoS/Gram. | Gloss | Source(s) | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Old English: | fær | n | way, passage, journey | RPN | 
| fara | n.masc | farer, traveller | ASD | |
| faran, fōr, fōron, faren | vb.str.VI | to go, ride, travel | LRC | |
| faru | n.fem | way, journey | ASD/W7 | |
| fe(a)rn | n.neut | fern, feathery leaf | ASD/RPN | |
| feldeware, *feldefare | n | fieldfare, lit. field-farer | W7 | |
| fēran, fērde, fēred | vb.wk.I | to go, travel | LRC | |
| ferian, ferig(e)an, fergan | vb.wk | to ferry, lead | ASD/RPN | |
| fōr | n.fem | course, voyage, movement | ASD/RPN | |
| ford | n.masc | ford | ASD/RPN | |
| gefēra | n.masc | fere | ASD/W7 | |
| per | n | pier | W7 | |
| petersili(g)e | n.fem | parsley | ASD/W7 | |
| Middle English: | disporten | vb | to sport | W7 | 
| fare | n | journey, passage, activity | W7 | |
| faren | vb | to fare | W7 | |
| feldefare | n | fieldfare, lit. field-farer | W7 | |
| fere | n | fere | W7 | |
| ferien | vb | to ferry | W7 | |
| fern | n | fern | W7 | |
| firth | n | firth | W7 | |
| ford | n | ford | W7 | |
| importen | vb | to import | W7 | |
| importune | adj | importune | W7 | |
| opportune | adj | opportune | W7 | |
| per | n | pier | W7 | |
| persely | n | parsley | W7 | |
| porche | n | porch | W7 | |
| pore | n | pore | W7 | |
| portable | adj | portable | W7 | |
| portage | n | portage | W7 | |
| portal | n | portal | W7 | |
| portatif | adj | portative | W7 | |
| port(e) | n | port | W7 | |
| porter | n | porter | W7 | |
| portour | n | porter | W7 | |
| purport | n | purport | W7 | |
| purslane | n | purslane | W7 | |
| report | n | report | W7 | |
| salpeter | n | saltpeter | W7 | |
| sporten | vb | to divert, disport | W7 | |
| supporten | vb | to support | W7 | |
| transporten | vb | to transport | W7 | |
| warfare | n | warfare | W7 | |
| warre | n | war | W7 | |
| welfare | n | welfare | W7 | |
| werre | n | warfare | W7 | |
| English: | aporia | n | doubt, puzzlement, uncertainty | AHD | 
| Budgeford | prop.n | hobbit town in Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings | LRC | |
| comport | vb | to suit, accord | AHD/W7 | |
| deport | vb.trans | to behave, conduct (oneself) | AHD/W7 | |
| diapir | n | intrusion of rock core into overburden | AHD | |
| emporium | n | place of trade | AHD/W7 | |
| export | vb | to remove, carry away | AHD/W7 | |
| fare | n | price charged for transport | AHD/W7 | |
| fare | vb.intrans | to go, move, travel | AHD/W7 | |
| fartlek | n | conditioning via alternate levels of effort | AHD | |
| fere | n | comrade, companion | AHD/W7 | |
| fern | n | seedless flowerless lower vascular plant | AHD/W7 | |
| ferry | vb | to carry/convey (esp. by boat) | AHD/W7 | |
| fieldfare | n | medium-sized Eurasian thrush | AHD/W7 | |
| firth | n | estuary | AHD/W7 | |
| fjord | n | narrow inlet of sea between cliffs/steep slopes | AHD/W7 | |
| ford | n | shallow part of water crossable by wading | AHD/W7 | |
| fuhrer | n | leader | AHD/W7 | |
| Herefara | prop.n | Rohan rider in Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings | LRC | |
| import | vb | to signify, bear/convey as meaning/portent | AHD/W7 | |
| important | adj | significant, marked by importance | AHD/W7 | |
| importune | adj | troublesome | AHD/W7 | |
| opportune | adj | suitable/convenient | AHD/W7 | |
| pan | n | betel leaf | AHD/W7 | |
| parsley | n | southern European annual/biennial herb | AHD/W7 | |
| passport | n | formal travel document issued by nation | AHD/W7 | |
| peroneal | adj | re: fibula | AHD/W7 | |
| petro- | pfx | rock, stone | AHD | |
| petroleum | n | oily flammable bituminous liquid | W7 | |
| petrous | adj | hard, rocky, resembling stone | AHD/W7 | |
| pier | n | intermediate support for (bridge) span | AHD/W7 | |
| porch | n | veranda, covered building entrance | AHD/W7 | |
| pore | n | minute opening in plant/animal | AHD/W7 | |
| poromeric | n | tough porous leather substitute | AHD | |
| port | n | haven, place of safety from storms | AHD/W7 | |
| port | n | gate | AHD/W7 | |
| port | n | bearing, deportment | AHD/W7 | |
| port | vb | to carry, convey | W7 | |
| portable | adj | able to be carried | AHD/W7 | |
| portage | n | labor of carrying/transporting | AHD/W7 | |
| portal | adj | re: entry point | AHD/W7 | |
| portal | n | door, entrance, entry point | AHD/W7 | |
| portamento | n | continuous glide from one musical tone to another | AHD/W7 | |
| portative | adj | portable | AHD/W7 | |
| portcullis | n | gateway grating of iron/wood bars/slats | AHD | |
| porter | n | one who carries burdens | AHD/W7 | |
| porter | n | person stationed at door/gate to admit/assist entry | AHD/W7 | |
| portico | n | colonnade/covered ambulatory at building entrance | AHD/W7 | |
| portiere | n | curtain hanging across doorway | AHD/W7 | |
| portulaca | n | tropical herb in purslane family | AHD/W7 | |
| purport | n | import, meaning implied/conveyed/professed | AHD/W7 | |
| purslane | n | succulent herb with perfect regular flowers | AHD/W7 | |
| rapport | n | relation(ship) | AHD/W7 | |
| report | n | rumor, common talk/account | AHD/W7 | |
| saltpeter | n | potassium nitrate | AHD/W7 | |
| sport | vb | to show off, make ostentatious display | AHD/W7 | |
| support | vb.trans | to bear, endure bravely/quietly | AHD/W7 | |
| transport | vb.trans | to carry, convey from place to place | AHD/W7 | |
| warfare | n | war, hostilities, military operations between enemies | AHD/W7 | |
| wayfarer | n | traveler | AHD | |
| wayfaring | adj | traveling | AHD | |
| welfare | n | state of doing well w.r.t. fortune/happiness/well-being/prosperity | AHD/W7 | |
| Wídfara | prop.n | Rohan rider in Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings | LRC | |
| British English: | petrol | n | gasoline | W7 | 
| Scots English: | firth, frith | n | bay | ASD | 
| West Germanic | ||||
| Old Frisian: | fara | vb | to go, travel | ASD | 
| fare, fera, fer(e) | n.fem | way, journey | ASD | |
| fera | vb | to lead, ferry | ASD | |
| forda | n | ford | ASD | |
| Frisian: | ferren | vb | to go, travel | ASD | 
| fieren | vb | to lead, ferry | ASD | |
| Dutch: | petersilie | n | parsley | TLL | 
| vāren | n.neut | fern | ASD | |
| vāren | vb | to go, travel | ASD | |
| voer | n.neut | way, journey | ASD | |
| voord | n | ford | ASD | |
| Old Saxon: | faran | vb | to go, travel | ASD | 
| fōrian | vb | to lead, ferry | ASD | |
| Low German: | f̈ren | vb | to lead, ferry | ASD | 
| Old High German: | far | n.neut | way, journey | ASD | 
| faran | vb | to go | W7 | |
| farn, farm | n.neut | fern | ASD/W7 | |
| ferien, ferren | vb | to lead, ferry across | RPN | |
| fuora | n.fem | way, journey | ASD/RPN | |
| fuoren | vb | to lead, convey | RPN | |
| fuorjan, fōrjan | vb | to lead, ferry | ASD | |
| furt | n.neut | ford | ASD | |
| petarsile | n | parsley | ASD | |
| Middle High German: | var | n.fem | way, journey | ASD | 
| varn, varm | n.masc | fern | ASD | |
| varn | vb | to go, travel | ASD | |
| vüeren | vb | to lead, bear | W7 | |
| vüerer | n | bearer | W7 | |
| vurt | n.masc | ford | ASD | |
| German: | Fa(h)r | n.fem | way, journey | ASD | 
| fa(h)ren | vb | to go, travel | ASD | |
| Far(re)n | n.masc | fern | ASD | |
| Fuhre | n.fem | way, journey | ASD | |
| führen | vb | to lead, ferry | ASD | |
| Führer | n.masc | guide, lit. leader | W7 | |
| Furt | n.fem | ford | ASD | |
| Petersilie | n | parsley | ASD | |
| Petroleum | n | kerosene | TLL | |
| North Germanic | ||||
| Old Norse: | fara | vb | to fare, happen, turn out | LRC | 
| fjö(r)ðr | n | fjord | W7 | |
| fǫr | n.fem | journey, expedition | LRC | |
| Old Icelandic: | farmr | n | freight, load, cargo | RPN | 
| ferja | vb | to ferry over a river or strait | RPN | |
| Icelandic: | fara | vb | to go, travel | ASD | 
| ferja | vb | to transport, ferry by sea | ASD | |
| fjörðr | n.masc | ford | ASD | |
| för | n.fem | way, journey | ASD | |
| Norwegian: | fjord | n | fjord | W7 | 
| Danish: | fare | vb | to go, travel | ASD | 
| fjord | n.masc/fem | bay, gulf | ASD | |
| före | n.neut | way, journey | ASD | |
| fø | vb | to lead, ferry | ASD | |
| persille | n | parsley | TLL | |
| Swedish: | fara | vb | to go, travel | ASD | 
| fjärd | n.masc | bay | ASD | |
| fora | n.fem | way, journey | ASD | |
| föra | vb | to lead, ferry | ASD | |
| persilja | n | parsley | TLL | |
| East Germanic | ||||
| Gothic: | faran | vb | to wander, travel | RPN | 
| farjan | vb | to travel | RPN | |
| Italic | ||||
| Latin: | apporto, apportare | vb | to carry, bring to | W7 | 
| comporto, comportare | vb | to comport, bring together | W7 | |
| deporto, deportare | vb | to deport, carry away | W7 | |
| emporium | n.neut | emporium, trading post | W7 | |
| exporto, exportāre | vb | to export | W7 | |
| importans, importantis | adj/vb.ptc | foreign, imported | W7 | |
| importō, importāre | vb | to import, bring in | W7 | |
| importunus | adj | bothering, not fitting | W7 | |
| opportunus | adj | fitting | W7 | |
| petra | n.fem | rock, stone | W7 | |
| petroselinum | n.neut | parsley | W7 | |
| porcillaca | n.fem | female pig | W7 | |
| porta | n.fem | port, gate, passage | W7 | |
| portatus | vb.ptc | carried | W7 | |
| porticus | n.masc | porch, portico | W7 | |
| portō, portāre | vb | to port | RPN | |
| portula | n.fem | small door | W7 | |
| portulaca | n.fem | purslane | W7 | |
| portus | n.masc | port, haven, harbor | RPN | |
| porus | n.masc | pore, passage | W7 | |
| properō, properāre | vb | to hasten | RPN | |
| reporto, reportāre | vb | to transmit, carry back | W7 | |
| supporto, supportāre | vb | to support, carry | W7 | |
| transporto, transportāre | vb | to transport | W7 | |
| Vulgar Latin: | petrosilium | n.neut | parsley | W7 | 
| Late Latin: | porcillago | n.fem | an herb | W7 | 
| portabilis | adj | portable | W7 | |
| portarius | n.masc | porter, door guardian | W7 | |
| portator | n.masc | carrier | W7 | |
| supporto, supportāre | vb | to support | W7 | |
| Medieval Latin: | pera | n.fem | pier | W7 | 
| portale | n.masc | portal, city gate; porch | W7 | |
| portalis | adj | re: gate | W7 | |
| New Latin: | peroneus | n.masc | near/related to fibula | W7 | 
| porta | n.fem | transverse liver fissure | W7 | |
| portulaca | n.fem | genus of tropical herbs | W7 | |
| Portuguese: | pedra | n | rock, stone | TLL | 
| Spanish: | piedra | n | rock, stone | TLL | 
| Old French: | aporter | vb | to bring | W7 | 
| porche | n.masc | porch, portico | W7 | |
| porporter | vb | to convey | W7 | |
| port | n.fem | port, harbor | W7 | |
| porter | vb | to port | W7 | |
| portier | n.masc | porter, doorkeeper | W7 | |
| portière | n.fem | door | W7 | |
| raporter | vb | to bring back | W7 | |
| report | n.masc | report | W7 | |
| reporter | vb | to report | W7 | |
| Anglo-French: | purport | n.masc | purport, tenor | W7 | 
| purporter | vb | to contain | W7 | |
| Middle French: | comporter | vb | to bear, conduct | W7 | 
| deporter | vb | to deport | W7 | |
| important | adj | important | W7 | |
| importun | adj | bothering, not fitting | W7 | |
| opportun | adj | opportune | W7 | |
| passeport | n.masc | passport | W7 | |
| passer | vb | to pass | W7 | |
| petreux | adj | stony | W7 | |
| porcelaine | n.fem | porcelain | W7 | |
| pore | n.fem | pore, passage | W7 | |
| port | n.masc | action of carrying | W7 | |
| portable | adj | portable | W7 | |
| portage | adj | portage | W7 | |
| portal | n.masc | portal, city gate; porch | W7 | |
| portatif | adj | portative, portable | W7 | |
| porte | n.fem | port, gate, door | W7 | |
| porteour | n.masc | carrier | W7 | |
| porter | vb | to port | W7 | |
| salpêtre | n.masc | saltpeter | W7 | |
| supporter | vb | to support | W7 | |
| transporter | vb | to transport | W7 | |
| French: | pierre | n | rock, stone | TLL | 
| portière | n.fem | small door | W7 | |
| rapport | n.masc | report; link, connection | W7 | |
| rapporter | vb | to return, bring back | W7 | |
| Old Italian: | importante | adj | important | W7 | 
| Italian: | pietra | n | rock, stone | TLL | 
| portamento | n.masc | gait, bearing | W7 | |
| portare | vb | to port | W7 | |
| pòrtico | n.masc | portico, porch, arcade | W7 | |
| Slavic | ||||
| Polish: | pierzchnać | vb | to flee | RPN | 
| Czech: | prchnouti | vb | to flee | RPN | 
| Serbo-Croatian: | prhati | vb | to fly up | RPN | 
| Russian Church Slavic: | pero | n | feather | RPN | 
| perǫ, pъrati | vb | to fly | RPN | |
| Russian: | porxát' | vb | to flutter, fly about | RPN | 
| Hellenic | ||||
| Homeric Greek: | πέτρη | n | rock, cliff; reef | LRC | 
| πόρος | n.masc | ford, passageway; journey | LRC | |
| Greek: | ἀπορία | n.fem | impasse, aporia | LS | 
| emporion | n.neut | trading post | W7 | |
| emporos | n.masc | trader, traveler | W7 | |
| περάω | vb | to pass over/through | RPN | |
| peronē | n.fem | pin | W7 | |
| petros | n.masc | rock, stone | W7 | |
| petroselinon | n.neut | parsley | W7 | |
| πορεύω | vb | to go, make go | LRC | |
| πορίζω | vb | to cause, carry, supply | RPN | |
| Anatolian | ||||
| Hittite: | pár-aš-zi | vb.3.sg | to flee | RPN | 
| Iranian | ||||
| Avestan: | -pārayeite | vb.caus | to convey across | RPN | 
| Indic | ||||
| Sanskrit: | parṇá-m | n | wing, feather | RPN | 
| parna | n.neut | wing, leaf | ASD/W7 | |
| pāráyati | vb.caus | to bring over/out | RPN | |
| píparti | vb | to bring/come over | RPN | |
| Hindi: | pān | n | betel leaf | W7 | 
Key to Part-of-Speech/Grammatical feature abbreviations:
| Abbrev. | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | = | 3rd person | 
| I | = | class 1 | 
| VI | = | class 6 | 
| adj | = | adjective | 
| caus | = | causative | 
| fem | = | feminine (gender) | 
| intrans | = | intransitive | 
| masc | = | masculine (gender) | 
| n | = | noun | 
| neut | = | neuter (gender) | 
| pfx | = | prefix | 
| prop | = | proper | 
| ptc | = | participle | 
| sg | = | singular (number) | 
| str | = | strong (inflection) | 
| trans | = | transitive | 
| 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) | 
| LRC | = | Linguistics Research Center, University of Texas, Austin | 
| LS | = | Liddell and Scott: Greek-English Lexicon, 7th-9th ed's (1882-1940), rev. | 
| RPN | = | Allan R. Bomhard: Reconstructing Proto-Nostratic (2002) | 
| TLL | = | Frederick Bodmer: The Loom of Language (1944) | 
| W7 | = | Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary (1963) |