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: 2d. per- 'to bear (a child)'
Semantic Field(s): Pregnant, to Bear (of Mother)
Indo-European Reflexes:
| Family/Language | Reflex(es) | PoS/Gram. | Gloss | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Old English: | fearr | n.masc | bull, ox | RPN |
| hēahfore | n.fem | heifer | W7 | |
| Middle English: | apparale | n | gear, apparel, preparations | MEV |
| appareillen | vb | to apparel | W7 | |
| emperor | n | emperor | W7 | |
| hayfare | n | heifer | W7 | |
| imperial | adj | imperial | W7 | |
| junipere | n | juniper | W7 | |
| paren | vb | to pare | W7 | |
| parent | n | parent | W7 | |
| preparen | vb | to prepare | W7 | |
| repairen | vb | to repair | W7 | |
| separaten | vb | to separate | W7 | |
| several | adj | several | W7 | |
| severen | vb | to sever | W7 | |
| English: | apparatus | n | equipment/materials for certain use | AHD/W7 |
| apparel | n | attire, equipment | W7 | |
| apparel | vb.trans | to dress, put clothes on | AHD/W7 | |
| comprador | n | Chinese agent engaged by foreign establishment in China | AHD/W7 | |
| disparate | adj | dissimilar, distinct in quality/character | AHD/W7 | |
| emperor | n | supreme/sovereign monarch of empire | AHD/W7 | |
| heifer | n | young cow | AHD/W7 | |
| imperative | adj | re: grammatical mood expressing will to influence behavior | AHD/W7 | |
| imperator | n | army commander in Roman Republic | AHD | |
| imperial | adj | re: empire/emperor | AHD/W7 | |
| juniper | n | evergreen tree/shrub of pine family | AHD/W7 | |
| multipara | n | female that has borne offspring 2+ times | CDC | |
| nullipara | n | female that has borne no offspring | AHD | |
| -para | n.sfx | woman delivered of (number of) children | AHD/W7 | |
| parachute | n | light fabric device for descending in air | AHD/W7 | |
| parade | n | exhibition, pompous show | AHD/W7 | |
| parasol | n | lightweight umbrella for blocking sun | AHD/W7 | |
| pare | vb.trans | to trim/shave off | AHD/W7 | |
| parent | n | one that begets/brings forth offspring | AHD/W7 | |
| parity | n | equal/equivalent | AHD/W7 | |
| parlay | vb.trans | to wage series of bets | AHD/W7 | |
| -parous | adj | producing, giving birth to | AHD/W7 | |
| parry | vb | to ward off blow/weapon | AHD/W7 | |
| parturient | adj | re: bringing forth young | AHD/W7 | |
| parure | n | matched set of jewelry/ornaments | AHD/W7 | |
| postpartum | adj | re: period shortly after childbirth | AHD | |
| prepare | vb | to make ready | AHD/W7 | |
| primipara | n | female bearing first offspring | AHD/W7 | |
| rampart | n | fortification: embankment (with parapet atop) | AHD | |
| repair | vb | to fix, restore by replacing/reassembling torn/broken part(s) | AHD/W7 | |
| repertory | n | repository, place where thing may be found | AHD/W7 | |
| separate | vb | to sever, disconnect, set/keep apart | AHD/W7 | |
| sever | vb | to divide, put/keep apart | AHD/W7 | |
| several | adj | different, separate/distinct from others | AHD/W7 | |
| viper | n | common European venomous snake | AHD/W7 | |
| West Germanic | ||||
| Dutch: | var(re) | n.masc | bull, bullock | ASD |
| Old High German: | farro, far(ri) | n.masc | bull, bullock | ASD/RPN |
| Middle High German: | var(re) | n.masc | bull, bullock | ASD |
| German: | Farr(e) | n.masc | bullock | ASD |
| North Germanic | ||||
| Old Icelandic: | farri | n.masc | bullock | RPN |
| frjó | n | seed | RPN | |
| frjóa | vb | to be/make fertile | RPN | |
| frjó-ligr | adj | fruitful | RPN | |
| frjór | adj | fertile | RPN | |
| frjó-samr | adj | fruitful | RPN | |
| fræ | n | seed | RPN | |
| Icelandic: | farri | n.masc | bullock | ASD |
| East Germanic | ||||
| Gothic: | fraiw | n | seed | RPN |
| Italic | ||||
| Latin: | apparatus | n.masc | thing(s) belonging with something | W7 |
| apparatus | vb.ptc | prepared | W7 | |
| apparo, apparāre | vb | to prepare | W7 | |
| disparatus | vb.ptc | separated | W7 | |
| disparo, disparare | vb | to separate | W7 | |
| imperator | n.masc | commander | W7 | |
| imperatus | vb.ptc | commanded | W7 | |
| imperium | n.neut | command; empire | W7 | |
| impero, imperāre | vb | to command | W7 | |
| juniperus | n.fem | juniper | W7 | |
| par | adj | equal | W7 | |
| -para, -parus | sfx | giving birth | W7 | |
| parens, parentis | n.masc/fem | parent, father, mother | W7 | |
| pariō, parere, peperī, partum | vb | to bear, bring forth | RPN | |
| paritas | n.fem | equality | W7 | |
| parō, parāre | vb | to prepare, equip, make ready | ELD/W7 | |
| parturiens, parturientis | vb.pres.ptc | in labor | W7 | |
| parturio, parturire | vb | to be in labor | W7 | |
| praeparo, praeparare | vb | to prepare | W7 | |
| reparo, reparāre | vb | to fix | W7 | |
| reperio, reperīre | vb | to find | W7 | |
| repertus | vb.ptc | found | W7 | |
| separ | adv | separate | W7 | |
| separatus | vb.ptc | separated | W7 | |
| sēparo, sēparare | vb | to sever, separate | W7 | |
| vipera | n.fem | viper, snake | W7 | |
| Vulgar Latin: | appariculo, appariculare | vb | to equip | W7 |
| Late Latin: | imperativus | adj | re: command | W7 |
| imperialis | adj | re: empire | W7 | |
| repertorium | n.neut | list | W7 | |
| Medieval Latin: | separalis | adj | separate | W7 |
| Portuguese: | comprador | n.masc | buyer | W7 |
| Old French: | aparail | n | gear, preparations | MEV |
| apareillier | vb | to prepare | W7 | |
| empereor | n.masc | emperor, commander | W7 | |
| parer | vb | to prepare, adorn | W7 | |
| pareure | n.fem | parure, jewels, woman's dress | W7 | |
| Anglo-French: | several | adj | not numerous | W7 |
| Middle French: | impérial | adj | re: empire | W7 |
| parade | n.fem | parade, defensive blow, preparation | W7 | |
| parent | n.masc | parent, father | W7 | |
| parer | vb | to prepare | W7 | |
| préparer | vb | to prepare | W7 | |
| réparer | vb | to fix | W7 | |
| sévèrer | vb | to sever | W7 | |
| vipere | n.fem | viper | W7 | |
| French: | para- | pfx | against, on the side | W7 |
| parachute | n.masc | parachute | W7 | |
| parade | n.fem | parade | W7 | |
| parasol | n.masc | parasol: sun umbrella | W7 | |
| parer | vb | to prepare, counteract | W7 | |
| parez | vb.imp | prepare | W7 | |
| parure | n.fem | outfit, jewelry worn by woman | W7 | |
| remparer | vb | to fortify | ODE | |
| rempart | n | rampart, battlement | ODE | |
| Old Provençal: | parar | vb | to prepare | W7 |
| Italian: | paro | adj | equal | W7 |
| Baltic | ||||
| Lithuanian: | periù, perė́ti | vb | to hatch | RPN |
| Hellenic | ||||
| Homeric Greek: | πόρταξ, πόρ(τ)ις | n | calf, heifer | RPN |
| Armenian | ||||
| Armenian: | ortʰ | n | calf, heifer | RPN |
| Indic | ||||
| Sanskrit: | pṛthuka-ḥ | n | young animal | RPN |
Key to Part-of-Speech/Grammatical feature abbreviations:
| Abbrev. | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| adj | = | adjective |
| adv | = | adverb(ial) |
| fem | = | feminine (gender) |
| imp | = | imperative (mood) |
| masc | = | masculine (gender) |
| n | = | noun |
| neut | = | neuter (gender) |
| pfx | = | prefix |
| pres | = | present (tense) |
| ptc | = | participle |
| sfx | = | suffix |
| trans | = | transitive |
| 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) |
| ASD | = | Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller: An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898) |
| CDC | = | W.D. Whitney and B.E. Smith: The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia (1889-1911) |
| ELD | = | Charlton T. Lewis: An Elementary Latin Dictionary (1999) |
| MEV | = | J.R.R. Tolkien: A Middle English Vocabulary (1922) |
| ODE | = | C.T. Onions: The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology (1966) |
| RPN | = | Allan R. Bomhard: Reconstructing Proto-Nostratic (2002) |
| W7 | = | Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary (1963) |