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) |
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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 | |
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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) |