Led-
verb · to dig, scratch
Attested in Germanic, Graeco-Phrygian, Italic, Celtic, Indo-Iranian
Reconstructions in Pokorny (1959)
2 rēd- : rōd- : rəd- ‘to shuffle, scrape, scratch’
| Language | Reflex | Gloss | Grammar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modern High German | reif | ||
| Greek | ἐρείκω | zerbreche, zerreiße | |
| Greek | ἤρικε | barst | |
| Greek | ἐρεικίς | geschrotete Gerste | |
| Greek | ἐρικίς | geschrotete Gerste | |
| Latin | rixa | tätlicher Zank, Streit | |
| Middle Breton | roegaff | zerreiße | |
| Modern Breton | reuga | zerreiße | |
| Middle Welsh,Welsh | go-rugaw | zerreißen | |
| Middle High German | rīhe | Linie | |
| Old Saxon | rīpi | reif | |
| Old English | rīpe | reif | |
| Old High German | rifila | Säge, gezackter Berggrat | |
| Old High German | riffila | Säge, gezackter Berggrat | |
| Old High German | rīfi | reif | |
| Sanskrit | rikháti | ritzt | |
| Sanskrit | likháti | ritzt | |
| Sanskrit | rēkhā́ | Riß, Strich, Linie | |
| Sanskrit | lēkhā́ | Riß, Strich, Linie | |
| Modern Welsh,Welsh | rhwygo | zerreißen | |
| Modern Welsh,Welsh | rhwyg | Bruch, Spalte |
Reconstructions in Rix et al. (2001)
(?) Led- (verb) dig, scratch
| Language | Reflex | Gloss | Grammar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khotanese | va-rrad- | (zer)kratzen | full-grade e-present |
| ger | rand- | kratzen | nasal-infix present |
| Vedic Sanskrit | rádati | schürft, nagt | full-grade e-present |
| Younger Avestan | rāδaiti | schürft | full-grade e-present |
| Vedic Sanskrit | rarā́da | hat geschürft | perfect |