List_of_Indo-European_roots

List of Indo-European roots - Definition and Overview

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This is a list of word roots present in most Indo-European languages (in one form or another).

Root Name	Pokorny reconstruction	Meaning
ad-	ad-	to, near, at
ag-	ag̑-	to drive, to draw, to move
agh-	agher-	day
agro-	ag̑ro-	field
aik-	_ə2eik̑-	to be master of, to possess
aim-	_ə2eim	copy
ais-	_ə2eis	to wish, to desire
aiw- or ayu-	_ə2eiw or _ə2eyu	life, vital force, eternity, long life
ak-	_ə2ek̑	sharp
akwā-	aku̯a-	water
ol-	_ə2el-	beyond
alto-, alē	al-	to grow, to nourish
albho-	albho-	white
alu-	alu-	sorcery, magic, possession, intoxication
ambhi-, m̥bhi-	ambhi-	around
an(a)-	an-	on
anə-	an(ə)-	to breathe

n.a. = not available

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External links

American Heritage Indo-European Roots Index (http://www.bartleby.com/61/IEroots.html)
An Etymological Database of Indo-European Roots (Giving examples of different words in up to ten sub-groups.) (http://www.geocities.com/indoeurop/project/phonetics/waw.html)

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