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: u̯al-, u̯al-d(h)- 'to prevail, be strong'
Semantic Field(s): Strong, Mighty, Powerful
Indo-European Reflexes:
| Family/Language | Reflex(es) | PoS/Gram. | Gloss | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Old English: | wieldan | vb | to wield | W7 |
| Middle English: | abaten | vb | to abate | W7 |
| availen | vb | to avail | W7 | |
| countrevailen | vb | to countervail | W7 | |
| equivalent | adj | equivalent | W7 | |
| prevailen | vb | to prevail | W7 | |
| vailen | vb | to avail | W7 | |
| valiaunt | adj | valiant | W7 | |
| valor | n | valor | W7 | |
| value | n | value | W7 | |
| welden | vb | to wield, control | W7 | |
| English: | ambivalence | n | simultaneous attraction/repulsion | AHD/W7 |
| avail | vb | to serve, be of use/advantage | AHD/W7 | |
| convalesce | vb.intrans | to recover health/strength gradually after sickness/weakness | AHD/W7 | |
| countervail | vb | to compensate for | AHD/W7 | |
| equivalent | adj | equal in force/amount/value | AHD/W7 | |
| evaluate | vb | to fix/determine value | AHD/W7 | |
| invalid | adj | sickly, suffering from disease/disability | AHD/W7 | |
| invalid | adj | without force/foundation in law/fact/truth | AHD/W7 | |
| oblast | n | political subdivision of republic in U.S.S.R. | AHD/W7 | |
| prevail | vb.intrans | to triumph, gain ascendancy through strength/superiority | AHD/W7 | |
| vale | n | farewell, salutation of leave-taking | AHD/W7 | |
| valence | n | extract/preparation used in medicine | AHD/OED | |
| valetudinarian | n | person of weak/sickly constitution | AHD/W7 | |
| valiant | adj | stouthearted, re: valor | AHD/W7 | |
| valid | adj | having legal force/efficacy | AHD/W7 | |
| valor | n | strength of mind/spirit, facing danger with firmness/bravery | AHD/W7 | |
| value | n | fair return in goods/money/services | AHD/W7 | |
| wield | vb.trans | to manage, deal with successfully | AHD/W7 | |
| West Germanic | ||||
| Old High German: | waltan | vb | to rule | W7 |
| German: | Ambivalenz | n.fem | ambivalence | AHD |
| walten | vb | to rule | LRC | |
| North Germanic | ||||
| Old Norse: | vald | n.neut | power, control | LRC |
| Italic | ||||
| Latin: | convalesco, convalescere | vb | to grow strong | W7 |
| invalidus | adj | weak | W7 | |
| praevaleo, praevalēre | vb | to prevail | W7 | |
| vale | vb.2.sg.imp | be well, fare well | W7 | |
| valens, valentis | adj/vb.ptc | being well/strong | W7 | |
| valentia | n | vigor | AHD | |
| valeō, valēre, valuī | vb | to be strong, well, able | LRC | |
| valesco, valescere | vb | to grow strong | W7 | |
| valetudinarius | adj | infirm, sickly; re: servants | W7 | |
| valetudo, valetudinis | n.fem | state of health, sickness | W7 | |
| validus | adj | strong | W7 | |
| Vulgar Latin: | valuta | n.fem | value | W7 |
| valutus | vb.ptc | worthy, valued | W7 | |
| Late Latin: | aequivalens, aequivalentis | vb.ptc | equivalent | W7 |
| aequivaleo, aequivalēre | vb | to have equal power | W7 | |
| valentia | n.fem | power, capacity | W7 | |
| Medieval Latin: | validus | adj | valid, healthy | W7 |
| valor | n.masc | valor, value | W7 | |
| Old French: | vaillant | adj | valiant | W7 |
| valoir, valer | vb | to be worthy | CDC/W7 | |
| Middle French: | contrevaloir | vb | to countervail | W7 |
| equivalent | adj | equivalent | W7 | |
| vaillant | adj | valiant | W7 | |
| valide | adj | valid, healthy | W7 | |
| valour | n.fem | valor | W7 | |
| French: | invalide | adj | invalid, handicapped | W7 |
| Baltic | ||||
| Latvian: | valdīt, valdu, valdīju | vb | to lead, rule | LRC |
| valdnieks | n.masc | governor, leader | LRC | |
| Slavic | ||||
| Old Church Slavonic: | vlasti, vladǫ, vladeši | vb | to rule | LRC |
Key to Part-of-Speech/Grammatical feature abbreviations:
| Abbrev. | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | = | 2nd person |
| adj | = | adjective |
| fem | = | feminine (gender) |
| imp | = | imperative (mood) |
| intrans | = | intransitive |
| masc | = | masculine (gender) |
| n | = | noun |
| neut | = | neuter (gender) |
| ptc | = | participle |
| sg | = | singular (number) |
| 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) |
| CDC | = | W.D. Whitney and B.E. Smith: The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia (1889-1911) |
| LRC | = | Linguistics Research Center, University of Texas, Austin |
| OED | = | James A.H. Murray et al: The Oxford English Dictionary (1933) |
| W7 | = | Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary (1963) |