List
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acer
= Gk !krOS;
OS
îñòðú
<= *îñðú;
E
edge < OE ecg.
aetas <= *aevitas.
ager = Gk !grOS.
ago (3) = Gk Ÿgw;
ON
aka to travel by vehicle.
alius = Gk ŸlloS;
E
else <= ME elles.
auceps <= *avicaps <=
avis+capere.
bonus <= duenos.
caput = E head <=
OE heafod; OHG houbit.
carmen <= *can|men (by
dissimilation).
cavêo (2) = Gk
koúEw.,
E
show.
cornu =
Gk kEraS;
OS
êðàâà
cow,
ñðüøüíú hornet;
E
horn, hornet.
côquô (3) <=
*quequô = Gk pEssw
<=
pEûjw;
OS ïåêÆ;
OE
afigen fried.
debêo (2) <= de-
+
habeo.
dignus <= *dec|nos, cf.
decet.
dis- apart
<= duo.
donec as
long as, until = OS
äî;
E
to.
dônum = Gk
d.ron;
OS
äàðú.
duo =
Gk.
dUo;
OS
äâÜ;
E
two.
ego = Gk @gW;
OS
àçú;
E
I <= OE ic.
est = Gk. @stI;
OS
åñòü;
E
is.
facio (3) = Gk tIjhmi;
OS
äÜòè;
E
do.
fâma = Gk f‡ma;
OS
áàÿòè;
E
ban.
fecundus fruitful
<=
felô.
felix, -cis happy
<=
felô.
felô
(1)
to suck = Gk jhlH
woman;
OE
delu nipple.
fêmina woman
<
felô.
filius son
<=
felô.
frâter = Gk
fr‡thr;
OS
áðàòðú;
E.
brother.
genus = Gk gEnoS;
OS
æåíà
woman;
E
kin.
(g)nôscô (3)
= Gk
gignWskw;
OS
çíàòè;
E
know.
habêo
: habui : habitus : habêre
to have, hold
= E. give.
hunc <= honc <= *hom|ce.
lavô (1) to
wash = Gk
lOúw.
locus <= *stlocus = E
stall; OHG stal place.
lôngus <= *dlôngus
= Gk dOlicoS;
OS
äëúãú;
E
long, Goth laggs.
mâter = Gk
mHhr
(m‡thr);
OS ìàòè‚
ìàòåðè;
E
mother.
mergô (3) = Skt
majjati he dives.
novus = Gk nEúoS;
OS
íîâú;
E.
new.
novem = Gk (@n)nEúa;
OS
äåâÅòü
<= *íåâÅòü;
E
nine.
ôcior = Gk
&kUS.
octo = Gk %ktW;
OS
îñìü;
E
eight.
officina <= *opificina
(cf. opifex).
olîva <= *elaiwâ
<= Gk §laia.
ovare (ritual cry) <=
Gk
eÜoi.
ovis = Gk ÐúiS;
OS
îâüöà;
E
ewe <= eowu.
plênus = Gk
plHrhS;
OS
ïëüíú;
E
full.
po- away
= Gk !pO;
OS
ïî-
perfective
suffix.
ponô (3) to
put <= po- + sino to
leave.
potis = Gk pOsiS;
OS
ãîñ|ïîäü
God,
Lord; Goth bruth|faths bridegroom.
quînque <= *pînque
(lenghtend
vowel on analogy with quîntus) = Gk
pEnte;
OS
ïÅòü;
E
five.
scribô
(3) to write = Gk skarif[asjai
to scratch an outline.
socer = Gk (s)úekurOS;
OS
ñâåêðú.
solvo (3) <= *se|luo.
somnus < *swepnos = Gk
àpnoS
< *sUpnoS;
OS
ñúíú
<= *ñúïíú;
OE
swefn.
soror = OS ñåñòðà
<= *ñåñðà;
G.
Schwester, E. sister.
sulcus = Gk ÓlkoS.
tinguo (3) = Gk tEggw.
tû = Gk
sU;
OS
òÚ;
E
thou.
umbilîcus <= umbo
= Gk %mfalOS;
E
navel <= OE nafela.
uncius = Gk ÐgkoS.
ursus <= *orsos = Gk
ŸrktoS.
vestio (4)
to
clothe = Gk ©nnUnai
to
clothe; E wear.
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