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Old Persian
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θanuvaniya-
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BSl. *lonkos
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PSl. *lǫ̑kъ m. ‘bow’ < BSl. *lonkos / SCr. lȗk 'shaft-bow, bow', Gsg. lȗka; Čak. lȗk (Orb.) 'bow (on the cover of a well)'; Sln. lǫ̑k 'shaft-bow, bow, rainbow'; Bulg. lăk 'bow' / Lith. lañkas 'shaft-bow, hoop, bow'; Latv. lùoks 'shaft-bow, rim' OPr. lunkis (EV) 'corner'
Rick Derksen. "lǫ̑kъ" in: Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon. Indo-European Etymological Dictionaries Online. Edited by Alexander Lubotsky. Brill, 2015. Brill Online. February 23, 2015. < http://iedo.brillon…
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Gr. τόξον n. ‘bow’. Pre-Greek, no further etymology. "Replaces inherited βιός. In Homer, τόξον is already the more usual word for 'bow'. As the Iranians, and especially the Scythians, were famous archers, one might suspect τόξον to be a loan from an Iranian language... However, the Mycenaean attestations disprove this possibility. Thus, τόξον could be of Pre-Greek origin. Latin taxus 'yew-tree' could also be related, but it cannot be a borrowing from Greek." (RB)
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Arm. aɫeɫn ‘bow; rainbow’ Etymology uncertain. Also the compound *net-u-aɫeɫn 'arrow and bow'
Hrach K. Martirosyan. "aɫeɫn" in: Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon. Indo-European Etymological Dictionaries Online. Edited by Alexander Lubotsky. Brill, 2015. Brill Online. February 23, 2015. < http://iedo.brillonline.nl/dictionaries/lemma.html?id=34 >
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PIE. *wendh- v. 'to wind'
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BTch. wäntalyi < wänt- 'wind, twist'
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1. PGm. *arhwō- f. ‘arrow’ < proto-form. *h₂erk-uh₂- / / 2. Lat. arcus m. 'bow; arch' < PItal. *arkuo-, *arkʷo- 'bow' Further etymology uncertain. Probably a non-IE loanword. Connected with PGm. *arχwō 'arrow', as well as BSl. and Greek words for 'willow' and 'juniper' (MDV).
Michiel de Vaan. "arcus" in: Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages. Indo-European Etymological Dictionaries Online. Edited by Alexander Lubotsky. Brill, 2015. Brill Online. February 23, 2015. < h…
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PIE. *doru-, *derwo- 'wood, tree'
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1. Gr. δρῦς, δρῡμός f. ‘tree, (especially) oak’ < PIE. *doru-, gen. *dreus 'wood, tree' (RB) 2. PSl. *dȇrvo n. ‘tree, wood’ < BSl. *der(ʔ)wom < *deru-o- (RD) 3. Alb. dru m. 'tree' f. 'wood' (AED). Identical with Skt. dru- 'wood', and also cognates in Germanic, eg. Go. triu < PGm. *trewa- < PIE. *dreu-o-.
Robert Beekes (with the assistance of Lucien van Beek). "δρῦς" in: Etymological Dictionary of Greek. Indo-European Etymological Dictionaries Online. Edited by Alexander Lubotsky. Brill, 2014…
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Middle English
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holte, halte, hoult
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wood (small forest)
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mežda
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PIE. *kold-eh₂- 'wood, forest'
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1. PGm. *hulta- n. ‘grove’ < proto-form. *kold-o-: a European word (GK). 2. PSl. *kòlda f. ‘block, log’ < PIE. *kold-eh₂-/ / Gk. κλάδος m. 'branch, shoot'; OIc. holt m. 'wood'; OHG holz m. 'wood' / Ir. coill?
Guus Kroonen. "hulta-" in: Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Indo-European Etymological Dictionaries Online. Edited by Alexander Lubotsky. Brill, 2014. Brill Online. December 19, 2014. < http://iedo.brillonline.nl/dictionaries/lemma.html?id=21529 >
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PSl. *lě̑sъ m. ‘forest, wood(s)’. Etymology unclear: “if there is an etymological connection with OE lǣs f. 'pasture', Gsg. lǣswe , we might reconstruct * leh₁s-u-.” (RD) / OCS lěsъ Ru. les; Ukr. lis Cz. les; Slk. les; Pl. las SCr. lȉjes; Sln. lẹ̑s 'wood (material), forest', Bulg. les
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timber
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wood, esp. as building material; material in general
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1. PSl. *gorà f. ‘mountain’ < BSl. *gor-, *gir- < PIE. *gʷrH-, cognate with Skt. girí- m. 'mountain, hill' (RD). 2. Alb. gur m. 'stone, rock' < PAlb. *gura < PIE. *gʷrH- (AED)
Rick Derksen. "gorà" in: Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon. Indo-European Etymological Dictionaries Online. Edited by Alexander Lubotsky. Brill, 2014. Brill Online. December 19, 2014. < http://iedo.brillonline.nl/dictionaries/lemma.html?id=18907 >
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PIE. *demh₁- v. 'to build'
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PGm. *timbra- n. ‘timber, lumber’ < PIE. *dem(H)-ro- (GK). Also cf. the denominal Go. timrjan wv. 'to build' < *temrjan-, and - with a zero grade - *tumfeti- 'foundation'.
Guus Kroonen. "timbra-" in: Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Indo-European Etymological Dictionaries Online. Edited by Alexander Lubotsky. Brill, 2014. Brill Online. December 17, 2014. < http://iedo.brillonline.nl/dictionaries/lemma.html?id=22737 >
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yasa
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gold
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MoGr. μάλαμα n. 'gold; object or artifact made of gold' < Gr. μάλαγμα 'soft material'
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Gr. χρυσός m. gold'. A Semitic loan, "doubtless through Phoenician" (CDB).
Robert Beekes (with the assistance of Lucien van Beek). "χρῡσός" in: Etymological Dictionary of Greek. Indo-European Etymological Dictionaries Online. Edited by Alexander Lubotsky. Brill, 2014. Brill Online. December 1, 2014. < http://iedo.brillonline.nl/dictionaries/lemma.html?id=10299 >
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