Selection from the Proto-Indo-European Lexicon

Linguists have reconstructed a vast number of Proto-Indo-European words using the comparative method, first developed by philologists in the 19th century. The following selection of the reconstructed lexicon gives a valuable insight into the world experienced by our ancestors over six thousand years ago, describing a flora and fauna typical of northeastern Europe and a traditional society of kings and freemen, oathbound warriors and thriving families.

Although time has undoubtedly erased fragments of our ancestral tongue, basic features of morphology and syntax are well known and learning to speak like the ancient Aryans would technically not be harder than learning French or German.

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akso - axle (wheel)
akya - egg
akw - water
ank - angle
arkw - bow, arrow
arm - arm
austero - eastern
bardeh - beard
bebrus - beaver
berg - height
bhudm - bottom
bhrun - brown
bhre - carry, bear
bhreg - break
bi - bee
blend - blond/red-haired
brehter - brother
breuh - brew
boul - ball
dag - day
dautos - dead
dayhwer - husband’s brother
deiwos - sky-god
dems-potis - master of the house
dreib - drive
dughter - daughter
duis - twice
dwer - door
dwo - two
geysl - hostage, prisoner
ghosti - guest, host
gweneh - woman, queen, wife
gwentis - act of killing
gwous - cattle
hegsih - axe
heig - oak
heln - moose
helud - beer
heblo - apple
hekwos - horse
heryos - kinsman (root of ‘Aryan’)
heyos - bronze
hner - power, husband
hnomn - name
hoitos - oath
hrtkos - bear
hrtu - right, ritually correct, cosmic order
huedh - lead away, man wedding a woman
katus - fight
kaput - head
koim - village, home
koros - war, struggle
kory - troops
kratus - strength
kwekwlos - wheel
kwoyneh - revenge, price, punishment
laks - salmon
leh - military action, hide
lehu - plunder, profit
leub - love, care, desire
leugh - lie, complain
lunks - lynx
maghu - bachelor
man - man
marg - edge, border
medhu - honey, mead
mehter - mother
melg - milk
mentis - thought
mor - malicious feminine spirit
mrtro - murder
nao - boat
nas - nose
nefo - nephew
neme - give or take one’s due
nepot - grandchild, sister’s son
neptih - niece
oiw - custom, tradition, law
orb - orphan
pehwr - bonfire
pelh - stronghold, fortification
per - exchange
phkteh - betrothal, engagement, bride
phter - father
pisk - fish
plein - spearhead, metal arrow, hook
potis - lord, master, owner, husband, host
poimen - breast milk
prow - right, judge, master
rebh - rib
regs - king, ruler
reidh - ride
reud - red
reyd - ready
rot - wheel
sag - investigate, track down
sak - sanctify, make a treaty
san - healthy, happy
sap - try, research, skill
sedstos - seated
selb - one’s own
siu - sew
skend - split off, secede
skeu - sky, cloud, conceal
slab - to be weak
smeltaz - quiet, gentle
smer - be mindful, remember
smey - laugh, be glad
smukw - smoke
snewbo - marry
sneyg - snow
snusos - daughter-in-law
sokw - companion
somos - same, together, united
skel - be obliged
speg - understand, attentive, intelligent
sphe - succeed, turn out well, prosper
sprd - contest, race
stemb - stamp, support
suhnus - son
supnos - dream
surdhom - sword
suwen - sun
swe - separate, apart
swed - custom, habit
sweid - sweat
swekruh - mother-in-law
swekuros - father-in-law
swesor - sister
taw - melt
tawros - bull
tehy - steal
teng - think
tewteh - tribe, people
treystis - in a bad mood
trow - beat, wound, torment
tuh - you
uksen - bull
upelos - evil
vik - house, village
wadh - guarantee, bail
waldh - be powerful, possess, prevail
wat - prophet
watu - inspired utterance
wed - join
wedhro - weather
wedhstis - act of joining
wedno - bride-price
weg - ride, transport, move
wehro - true
weik - settle, settlement, tribe
weik-potis - chieftain
wekti - cause, sake, thing
wel - wish, desire, want
wer - true, benevolent, friendly
werdho - word
wers - to mix up, confuse
wesa - buy
wesno - price
weydstos - knowledgeable
weyk - overcome
wid - see, know
widstor - the one that knows
wihon - wine
wihros - freeman
wodor - water
wognos - wagon, cart
wreg - drive
wrmi - worm
wrok - speech, complaint
yaus - ritual purity, supreme justice
yehro - year
yeka - joke
yewg - harness, join, yoke
yugom - yoke