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Indo-European Lexicon

Pokorny Etymon and IE Reflexes

Below we display: a Proto-Indo-European etymon from Pokorny, with an 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 "principle 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 at the end. All reflex pages are currently under active construction; as time goes on corrections may be made and/or more reflexes may be added.

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Pokorny Etymon: 2. bhedh- 'to bend, flex, crook'

Semantic Fields: to Bend; Hook, Crook

Indo-European Reflexes:

Family/Language	Reflex(es)	PoS/Gram.	Gloss	Source(s)
English
Old English:	biddan, bæd, bǣdon, beden	vb.str.V	to bid, urge	LRC
	cnēow-gebed	n.str.neut	prayer (with bending of knees)	GED
Middle English:	bidden	vb	to bid, pray	W7
English:	bid	vb	to beseech, entreat, invite	AHD/W7
W-Germanic
Old High German:	beta	n.str.fem	bead, prayer	GED
	bitten	vb	to entreat	W7
Old Saxon:	beda	n.str.fem	bead, prayer	GED
	kneo-beda	n.str.fem	prayer (with bending of knees)	GED
Old Frisian:	bede	n.str.fem	bead, prayer	GED
N-Germanic
Old Norse:	biðja	vb	to ask, beg; bid, pray	LRC
Old Icelandic:	knē-beðr	n.str.masc	pillow for knees (for prayer)	GED
E-Germanic
Gothic:	bida	n.fem	prayer	GED
	bidjan	vb.str.V	to bid, ask, pray	LRC
Baltic
Lithuanian:	bãdas	n	hunger	GED
Indic
Sanskrit:	jñu-bā́dh-	n.pfx	bending the knees	GED
	bādhate	vb	to press, harass	W7
	bā́dhas	n	oppression	GED
Tocharian
Tocharian A:	poto	n	worship, adoration	LRC
Tocharian B:	peti	n	worship, adoration	LRC

Key to Part-of-Speech/Grammatical feature abbreviations:

Abbrev.		Meaning
V	=	class 5
fem	=	feminine (gender)
masc	=	masculine (gender)
n	=	noun
neut	=	neuter (gender)
pfx	=	prefix
str	=	strong (inflection)
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)
GED	=	Winfred P. Lehmann: A Gothic Etymological Dictionary (1986)
LRC	=	Linguistics Research Center, University of Texas, Austin
W7	=	Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary (1963)