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Welcome to DERBi PIE: the Database of Etymological Roots Beginning in Proto-Indo-European. This database currently consists of entries from Julius Pokorny’s Indogermanisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch and Helmut Rix et al.’s Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben. The ultimate goal is to have a database of all (relevant) dictionaries of PIE and IE daughter languages.

The ultimate ultimate goal is to have a database of the forms cited and proposed in all (relevant) literature connected to the roots of PIE.

Entries may be incomplete and have been translated from German into English using ChatGPT4. While translations have been checked by Andrew Byrd, there may be errors.

In this database, you may currently search roots by phonological shape, meaning of root and derivatives, specific entries, and semantic category.

If you find any errors or bugs, or have any suggestions, please contact Andrew at andrewbyrd@uky.edu.