5. ai- : oi-
oath, significant speech
Reflexes - Pokorny
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | ||||
| Middle Irish | ōeth | oath | n.masc | IEW LRC |
| Welsh | anudon | perjury | n | IEW LRC |
| English | ||||
| Old English | āþ | oath | n.masc | IEW ASD LRC |
| Old English | āþ-brice | perjury, lit. oath-breaking | n.masc | ASD LRC |
| Old English | āþ-gehāt | sacred pledge, lit. oath-vow | n.neut | ASD LRC |
| Middle English | ooth | oath | n | W7 LRC |
| English | enigma | riddle, puzzle | n | CDC LRC |
| English | enigmatic | puzzling, like an enigma | adj | CDC LRC |
| English | oath | calling upon god to witness to truth re: claim | n | W7 LRC |
| West Germanic | ||||
| Old Frisian | eth, ed | oath | n | ASD LRC |
| Dutch | eed | oath | n | ASD LRC |
| Old Saxon | ēð | oath | n.masc | IEW LRC |
| Old High German | eid | oath | n.masc | IEW LRC |
| Middle High German | eit | oath | n | ASD LRC |
| German | Eid | oath | n.masc | ASD LRC |
| North Germanic | ||||
| Old Norse | eiðr | oath | n.masc | ASD LRC |
| Danish | eed | oath | n | ASD LRC |
| Swedish | ed | oath | n | ASD LRC |
| East Germanic | ||||
| Gothic | aiþs | oath | n.masc | IEW LRC |
| Italic | ||||
| Latin | aenigma, aenigmatis | enigma, figure, allegory | n.neut | CDC LRC |
| Portuguese | enigma | enigma | n | CDC LRC |
| Spanish | enigma | enigma | n | CDC LRC |
| French | ánigme | enigma | n | CDC LRC |
| Italian | enigma, enimma | enigma | n | CDC LRC |
| Hellenic | ||||
| Greek | αἰνέω | to praise | vb | LRC |
| Greek | αἴνιγμα | enigma | n.neut | LRC |
| Greek | αἶνος | tale, story, fable, saying | n.masc | CDC LRC |