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A

Indo European

Meaning

abel

Apple

ad

To, near, at

ag

To drive

ages

Fault, guilt

agh

To be depressed, be afraid; a day (referring to a time span)

agro

Field – derivative of ag (to drive) and possibly rei (to scratch)

agwesi

Ax

agwhno

Lamb

ai

To give, allot; An utterance

aidh

To burn

aig

Goat

ais

To wish, desire

aiw

Vital force, life, long life, eternity, vigour (endowed with vital force)

ak

Sharp

aks

Axis

akwa

Water

al

Beyond; to wander; to grow, nourish; to grind, mill; all

albho

White, pale, ghost like

alek

To ward off, protect

alu

In words referring to sorcery, magic, possession and intoxication

Ambhi, mbhi

Around

ambho

Both

amer

Day

ames

Blackbird

amma

A nursery word: Mama, mother

an

On; demonstrative other; old woman, a nursery word: ancestor

andh

Bloom

andho

Blind, dark

ane

To breath

anet

Duck (the bird)

aneta

Door jamb derivative of anet (the wedge-shaped bill of a duck)

angelos

messenger

angh

Tight, painfully restricted, painful

angwhi

Snake, eel

Ank, ang

To bend

ano

Ring

ans

Loop, handle

ansu

Spirit, demon

anti

Against, derivatives meaning in front of, before, and end

ap

To take, reach; water, river

apero

Shore

Apo, ap

Off, away

apsa

Aspen

Ar, are

To fit together

Arek

To hold, contain, guard

are

To plow

arg

To Shine, white; the shining or white metal, silver

arkhein

To begin, rule, command

arkw

Bow and arrow (perhaps both together as one)

aryo

Lord, ruler

as

To burn, glow

asinus

Ass

at

To go

ater

Fire

athal

Race, family

atto

Nursery word: father

au

To stay the night, dwell; off, away; also a base word attached to adverbs

audaz

Property

aug

To increase; to shine

Aukwh, aukw

Cooking pot

aulo

Hole, cavity

Aw, wedh

To weave

aw

To perceive

Awes, aus

To shine

awi

Bird

awo

Adult male relative other than father

ayer

Day, morning

ayos

A metal, copper or bronze

B

Indo European

Meaning

baba

Nursery word: baby or assorted relatives

badyo

Yellow, brown

bak

Staff used for support

bamb

Imitative word: dull or rumbling sounds

band

A drop

bassus

Low

bat

Yawning

battuere

To beat

bel

Strong

bend

Protruding point

Beu, bheu

Used in words associated with: to swell

beu

Imitative word: muffled sounds

bha

To shine

bha

To speak

Bha-bha

Broad bean

bhad

Good

bhag

Sharp

bhaghu

Elbow, shoulder

bhago

Beech tree

bhar

Projection, bristle, point

Bhardha

Beard

Bhares, bhars

Barley

bhasko

Band, bundle

bhau

To strike

Bhe

To warm

bhedh

To dig

bheg

To break

bhegw

To run away

bhei

A bee

bheid

To split

bheidh

To persuade, compel, confide

bheigw

To shine

bhel

To shine, flash, burn; shining white and various white and various bright colours; fire; to blow, swell; derivatives referring to round objects and masculinity; to thrive, bloom; to cry out, yell

bheld

To knock, strike

bheleu

To harm

Bhelg, bhelk

A plank, beam

bhelgh

To swell; an expansion of bhel

bhen

To strike

bhendh

To bind

bhengh

Thick, fat

bher

To carry; to bear children; to cut, pierce, bore; bright, brown; to cook, bake

bherdh

To cut

bhereg

To shine; bright, white

bherek

To shine, glitter

bherg

To buzz, growl

bhergh

To hide, protect; high; derivatives associated with hills and hill forts

bhers

Quick

bhes

To breath

bheu

To be, exist, grow

bheudh

To be aware, to make aware

bheug

To flee; to enjoy; to swell; derivatives referring to bent, pliable, or curved objects

bhilo

Friendly, loving

bhlag

To strike

bhlaghmen

Priest

bhle

Imitative word: to howl

Bhle, bhla

To blow

bhlei

To blow, swell; extended form of bhel

bhleu

To swell, well up, overflow

bhlig

To strike

bhoso

Naked

Bhrag

To smell

bhrater

Brother

bhreg

To break

Bhrei, bhri

To cut, break

bhrekw

To cram together

bhrem

To growl; to project; a point, spike; an edge

bhres

To burst

bhreu

To boil, bubble, effervesce, burn; derivatives associated with cooking and brewing

bhreus

To swell; to break

bhru

Eyebrow

bhrug

Agricultural produce, also to enjoy agricultural produce

bhudh

Bottom, base

bhugho

Male animal of various types, stag, ram

brac

Trousers

bursa

Hide, wineskin

busk

A bush

D

Indo European

Meaning

Da, Dai

To Divide

Dail

To divide

daiwer

Husband’s Brother

Dakru

Tear

dan

Low ground

danu

River; flowing

dap

To apportion in exchange

de

Demonstrative base; to bind

deigh

Insect

deik

To show, pronounce solemnly; derivatives referring to the directing of words or objects 

deiw

To shine; derivatives referring to sky, heaven, god

dek

To take, accept; referring to a fringe, lock of hair, ponytail

Dekm

Number: Ten

deks

Right (opposite left)

del

Long; to recount, count; to split, carve, cut; to drip

Deme, dem

House, household; to constrain, force, to break in (horses)

denk

To bite

dens

Mental force; dense, thick

dent

Tooth

deph

To stamp

der

Found in words referring to run, walk, step; to split, peel, flay; derivatives referring to skin and leather

derbh

To wind, compress

dere

To work

dergh

To grasp

derk

To see

deru

To be firm, solid, steadfast; derivatives associated with wood

deu

To lack, be wanting; to do, perform, show favour, revere; to burn, hurt; long (in duration)

deuk

To lead

dhabh

To fit together

dhal

To bloom

dhe

To set, put; to vanish

dheb

Dense, firm, compressed

dhegwh

To burn, warm

dhei

To suck

dheigh

To knead clay

dhel

A hollow

dhelbh

To dig, excavate

dhelg

To pierce; a needle

dhembh

To bury

dhen

To run, flow; palm of hand

dher

To make muddy; darkness; to hold firmly, support; to drone, murmur, buzz

dhers

To venture, be bold

dhes

found in words referring to religious concepts

dheu

Derivatives referring to rising in a cloud, smoke, vapour; colours; breath; imitative word: to scoff, defective perception; to flow; to become exhausted, die

Dheub

Deep, hollow

dheubh

Wedge, peg, plug

dheugh

To produce something of utility

dheye

To see, look

dhghem

Earth

dhigw

To stick, fix

dhragh

To draw, drag on the ground

dhreg

To draw, glide

dhregh

To run

dhreibh

To drive, push; snow

dhreu

To fall, flow, drip, droop

dhreugh

To deceive

dhughter

Daughter

dhuno

Fortified, enclosed place

dhwen

To make noise

dhwene

To disappear, die

dhwer

Door, doorway, entrance to the enclosure surrounding the house

digh

She-goat

dlku

Sweet

Dnghu; ng

Ng used in words referring to tongue, speech, talking, chasm (but not cave)

Do

To give

dorsum

The back

drem

To sleep

driug

Dry

Dub, dup

To drop, dip

dud

To shake, deceive

duellum

War

dus

Bad, evil; prefix (mis-)

dwei

To fear

dwo

Number: two

E

Indo European

Meaning

e

Adverbial particle used to modify the meaning of a word.

ed

To eat

eg

I: Pronoun; A lack; To Speak

eghero

Lake

eghs

Out

egnis

Fire

egw

To drink

ei

To go; reddish, motley, yew

eik

To be master of, possess

eis

In words denoting passion; ice, frost

ekwo

Horse, possibly originally derived from kwon- (dog).

el

Elbow, forearm; red, brown – forming animal and tree names; to go

elaia

Olive

elkos

Wound

em

To take, distribute

en

In; year

engw

Groin, internal organ

enos

Burden

Epi, opi

Near, at, against

Er

To set in motion; large bird; earth, ground; used in words referring to various domestic horned animals.

ere

To separate

ered

High

erkw

To radiate, beam, praise

ers

To be in motion; to be wet; variant of ors

es

To be

esen

Harvest, fall

esu

Good

eti

Above, beyond; eider duck

etmen

Breath

eu

To dress; lacking, empty

eudh

Udder

euk

To become accustomed

eus

To burn