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: temp- 'to span, stretch, extend'
Semantic Field(s): to Stretch, to Grow
Indo-European Reflexes:
| Family/Language | Reflex(es) | PoS/Gram. | Gloss | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Middle English: | tapistry | n | tapestry | W7 |
| temple | n | temple | W7 | |
| English: | tapestry | n | heavy handwoven reversible textile | AHD/W7 |
| tapis | n.obs | tapestry/comparable material for household use | AHD | |
| temple | n | flattened space on side of forehead | AHD/W7 | |
| West Germanic | ||||
| Dutch: | tapijt | n | carpet | |
| Old High German: | teppih | n | carpet | KDW |
| German: | Teppich | n | carpet | TLL |
| North Germanic | ||||
| Danish: | tæppe | n | carpet, blanket | TLL |
| Italic | ||||
| Latin: | tapēte, tapētis | n | carpet | LRC |
| tempus, temporis | n.neut | time | LRC | |
| Vulgar Latin: | tempula | n.neut.pl | temples | W7 |
| Old French: | tapis | n.masc | carpet | W7 |
| Middle French: | tapisser | vb | to carpet, cover with tapestry | W7 |
| tapisserie | n.fem | tapestry | W7 | |
| temple | n.masc | temple | W7 | |
| Baltic | ||||
| Lithuanian: | tempiù, tem̃pti | vb | to stretch | RPN |
| Hellenic | ||||
| Greek: | τάπης | n.masc | rug, carpet | LRC |
Key to Part-of-Speech/Grammatical feature abbreviations:
| Abbrev. | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| fem | = | feminine (gender) |
| masc | = | masculine (gender) |
| n | = | noun |
| neut | = | neuter (gender) |
| obs | = | obsolete |
| pl | = | plural (number) |
| 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) |
| KDW | = | Gerhard Köbler: Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, 4th ed. (1993) |
| LRC | = | Linguistics Research Center, University of Texas, Austin |
| RPN | = | Allan R. Bomhard: Reconstructing Proto-Nostratic (2002) |
| TLL | = | Frederick Bodmer: The Loom of Language (1944) |
| W7 | = | Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary (1963) |
