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: 2. rēd- : rōd- : rəd- 'to gnaw, scrape, scratch'
Semantic Field(s): to Bite, to Rub
Indo-European Reflexes:
| Family/Language | Reflex(es) | PoS/Gram. | Gloss | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Old English: | ræt | n | rat | W7 |
| Middle English: | corroden | vb | to corrode | W7 |
| rape | n | rape | W7 | |
| rascaile | n | (one of the) rabble | W7 | |
| rasour | n | razor | W7 | |
| rat | n | rat | W7 | |
| English: | abrade | vb | to erode, rub/wear away (by friction) | AHD/W7 |
| corrade | vb | to wear away via abrasion | AHD/W7 | |
| corrode | vb | to eat away slowly as if by gnawing | AHD/W7 | |
| erase | vb | to rub/scrape out (e.g. written letters) | AHD/W7 | |
| erode | vb | to destroy/diminish by degrees | AHD/W7 | |
| Morgul-rats | prop.n.pl | orc guards in Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings | LRC | |
| raclette | n | Swiss dish similar to fondue | AHD/CDC | |
| radula | n | horny band/ribbon of minute teeth in non-bivalve mollusks | AHD/W7 | |
| rape | n | European herb in mustard family | AHD/W7 | |
| rappee | n | pungent snuff made from rank tobacco leaves | AHD/W7 | |
| rascal | n | mean/dishonest/unprincipled person | AHD/W7 | |
| rash | n | eruption on skin | AHD/W7 | |
| rasorial | adj | habitually scratching ground (in food search) | AHD/W7 | |
| raster | n | screen for photo-engraving | AHD/W7 | |
| rat | n | rodent akin to mouse | AHD/W7 | |
| ratine | n | nubby ply (thick and thin) yarn | AHD/W7 | |
| ratteen | n | coarse woolen fabric | AHD/W7 | |
| raze | vb | to demolish, level to the ground | AHD | |
| razor | n | keen-edged knife for shaving/cutting hair | AHD/W7 | |
| rodent | n | small gnawing mammal with chisel-shaped incisors | AHD/W7 | |
| rostrum | n | platform for public orators | AHD/W7 | |
| West Germanic | ||||
| Old Dutch: | ratta | n | rat | ASD |
| Dutch: | rat | n | rat | TLL |
| Old High German: | rāba | n | rape, turnip | W7 |
| rato | n.masc | rat | ASD | |
| ratta | n.fem | rat | ASD | |
| German: | Raster | n.masc | raster | W7 |
| Ratte | n.fem | rat | ASD | |
| Rübe | n.fem | rape | IEW | |
| North Germanic | ||||
| Icelandic: | rotta | n.fem | rat | ASD |
| Swedish: | råtta | n | rat; mouse | TLL |
| Italic | ||||
| Latin: | abrado, abradere | vb | to scrape off | W7 |
| corrado, corradere | vb | to scrape together | W7 | |
| corrodo, corrodere | vb | to gnaw to pieces | W7 | |
| erado, eradere | vb | to erase | W7 | |
| erasus | vb.ptc | erased | W7 | |
| erodo, erodere | vb | to eat away | W7 | |
| rado, radere | vb | to scrape, scratch | W7 | |
| radula | n.fem | scraper | W7 | |
| rāpum | n.neut | rape, turnip | W7 | |
| raster | n.masc | rake | W7 | |
| rastrum | n.neut | rake | W7 | |
| rasus | vb.ptc | scratched | W7 | |
| rodens, rodentis | adj/vb.ptc | gnawing | W7 | |
| rodo, rodere | vb | to gnaw | W7 | |
| Rostra | prop.n.neut.pl | platform for speakers in Roman Forum | W7 | |
| rostrum | n.neut | beak, prow of ship | W7 | |
| Vulgar Latin: | rasica | n.fem | rash | W7 |
| rasico, rasicāre | vb | to scratch | W7 | |
| Late Latin: | rasor | n.masc | scraper | W7 |
| Old French: | raseor | n.masc | razor | W7 |
| raser | vb | to raze, shave | W7 | |
| French: | rache | n.fem | scurf | W7 |
| râpe | n.fem | grater; grape stalk | W7 | |
| râpé | vb.ptc | grated | W7 | |
| ratine | n.fem | type of absorbing fabric | W7 | |
| ratiné | adj | fabric that looks like ratine | W7 | |
Key to Part-of-Speech/Grammatical feature abbreviations:
| Abbrev. | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| adj | = | adjective |
| fem | = | feminine (gender) |
| masc | = | masculine (gender) |
| n | = | noun |
| neut | = | neuter (gender) |
| pl | = | plural (number) |
| prop | = | proper |
| ptc | = | participle |
| 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) |
| IEW | = | Julius Pokorny: Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (1959) |
| LRC | = | Linguistics Research Center, University of Texas, Austin |
| TLL | = | Frederick Bodmer: The Loom of Language (1944) |
| W7 | = | Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary (1963) |