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: u̯eg- 'to bind, weave'
Semantic Field(s): to Bind, to Weave
Indo-European Reflexes:
| Family/Language | Reflex(es) | PoS/Gram. | Gloss | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Middle English: | revelen | vb | to reveal | W7 |
| veile | n | veil | W7 | |
| English: | reveal | vb.trans | to make known via divine inspiration | AHD/W7 |
| veil | n | cloth worn by woman to cover head/face/shoulders | AHD/W7 | |
| velarium | n | awning over ancient Roman theater/amphitheater | AHD/W7 | |
| velum | n | membrane likened to veil/curtain | AHD/W7 | |
| vexillum | n | square flag of ancient Roman cavalry | AHD/W7 | |
| voile | n | fine soft sheer fabric used for curtains/summer clothing | AHD/W7 | |
| Italic | ||||
| Latin: | revelo, revelāre | vb | to reveal, uncover | W7 |
| velamen, velaminis | n.neut | cover, clothing | LRC | |
| velarium | n.neut | covering | W7 | |
| vēlō, velāre, velāvī, velātum | vb | to veil, cover | LRC | |
| velum | n.neut | veil | W7 | |
| New Latin: | velum | n.neut | covering | W7 |
| Portuguese: | véu | n | veil | TLL |
| Spanish: | velo | n | veil | TLL |
| Old North French: | veile | n.masc | veil | W7 |
| French: | révéler | vb | to reveal | W7 |
| voile | n.fem | veil, voile; sail | W7 | |
| Italian: | velo | n | veil | TLL |
Key to Part-of-Speech/Grammatical feature abbreviations:
| Abbrev. | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| fem | = | feminine (gender) |
| masc | = | masculine (gender) |
| n | = | noun |
| neut | = | neuter (gender) |
| 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) |
| LRC | = | Linguistics Research Center, University of Texas, Austin |
| TLL | = | Frederick Bodmer: The Loom of Language (1944) |
| W7 | = | Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary (1963) |
