aiu̯-, ai̯u-
vitality, life force
Reflexes - Pokorny
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Old English | ā | aye | adv | GED LRC |
| Old English | ǣ, ǣw(e) | law, marriage | n.str.fem | GED ASD LRC |
| Old English | ǣfre, ǣfer | ever | adv | W7 ASD LRC |
| Old English | ēce, ǣce | eternal | adj | GED ASD LRC |
| Old English | nā | never | adv | GED LRC |
| Old English | nǣfre | never | adv | W7 LRC |
| Old English | ō | aye | adv | GED LRC |
| Middle English | age | age | n | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | ay(e), ai, ei | aye | adv | W7 CDC LRC |
| Middle English | eternal | eternal | adj | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | eterne | eterne | adj | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | eternite | eternity | n | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | ever | ever | adv | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | nay | nay | adv | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | never | never | adv | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | sempiternal | sempiternal | adv | W7 LRC |
| English | (a)eon | age, long period of time | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | age | lifetime, stage/period of life | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | ay(e) | yes, indeed; ever, always, forever | adv | AHD W7 CDC LRC |
| English | coetaneous | coeval | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | coeval | of equal age | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | eternal | undying, everlasting | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | eterne | eternal | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | eternity | endlessness of time | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | ever | always, forever | adv | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | Evermind | Rohan (grave) flower in Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings | prop.n | LRC |
| English | hygiene | personal cleanliness | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | longevity | lifespan, (long) time to live | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | medieval | re: the Middle Ages | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | nay | no, lit. not ay(e) | adv | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | never | lit. not ever | adv | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | primeval | earliest, original, most ancient | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | sempiternal | eternal | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | utopia | ideal/imaginary place | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| West Germanic | ||||
| Old Frisian | ā | law | n | CDC LRC |
| Old Frisian | ē | law | n.str.masc | GED LRC |
| Old Frisian | ēwa | law | n.fem | ASD LRC |
| Old Frisian | ēwe | law | n.wk.fem | GED LRC |
| Old Frisian | ēwīg, ewch, iowich, iowigh | eternal | adj | GED ASD LRC |
| Dutch | eeuwig | eternal | adj | ASD LRC |
| Old Saxon | ēo, ēu | law | n.str.masc | GED LRC |
| Old Saxon | ēo, (g)io | aye | adv | CDC LRC |
| Old Saxon | ēwan | eternal | adj | GED LRC |
| Old Saxon | ēwīg | eternal | adj | GED LRC |
| Old Saxon | ēwitha | eternity | n.str.fem | GED LRC |
| Old High German | ē(h)a | law, custom, marriage | n.fem | ASD LRC |
| Old High German | ēwa | law, marriage, religious decree | n.fem | GED LRC |
| Old High German | ēwī | law, marriage, religious decree | n.fem | GED LRC |
| Old High German | ēwida | eternity | n.str.fem | GED LRC |
| Old High German | ēwīg | eternal | adj | GED LRC |
| Old High German | ēwīn | eternity | n.str.fem | GED LRC |
| Old High German | io, ēo | aye, always | adv | GED CDC LRC |
| Old High German | neo, nio | nay, never | adv | GED LRC |
| Middle High German | ē(we) | law, custom, marriage | n.fem | ASD LRC |
| Middle High German | ēwic, ēwec | eternal | adj | ASD LRC |
| Middle High German | ie, je | aye | adv | CDC LRC |
| German | Ehe | marriage | n.fem | ASD LRC |
| German | ewig | eternal | adj | LRC |
| German | Hygiene | hygiene | n.fem | LRC |
| German | ja | aye: yes | adv | LRC |
| German | je | aye: ever | adv | CDC LRC |
| North Germanic | ||||
| Old Norse | ei | aye: ever | adv | W7 LRC |
| Old Norse | eigi | not | adv | LRC |
| Old Norse | nei | nay | adv | W7 LRC |
| Old Norse | samr | same | adj | W7 LRC |
| Old Norse | æ | aye: ever | adv | LRC |
| Old Icelandic | ei | aye | adv | GED LRC |
| Old Icelandic | lang-ǣr | long-lived | adj | GED LRC |
| Old Icelandic | æ | aye: ever | adv | GED LRC |
| Old Icelandic | æfi | age, life | n.str.fem | GED LRC |
| Old Icelandic | ævi | age, life | n.str.fem | GED LRC |
| Icelandic | ei, ey | aye | n | CDC LRC |
| Danish | evig | eternal | adj | ASD LRC |
| Swedish | evig | eternal | adj | ASD LRC |
| East Germanic | ||||
| Gothic | aiw | aye | adv | CDC LRC |
| Gothic | *aiws | aeon, lifetime, eternity | n.str.masc | GED LRC |
| Gothic | *ajukduþs | eternity (as a feature of existence) | n.fem | GED LRC |
| Gothic | halis-aiw | hardly ever | adv | GED LRC |
| Italic | ||||
| Old Latin | aeuom, aevom | aeon | n.neut | GED CDC LRC |
| Latin | aetās, aetātis | age, period | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| Latin | aeternitās, aeternitātis | eternity | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| Latin | aeternus | eternal | adj | GED LRC |
| Latin | aevum | aeon | n.neut | GED IEW LRC |
| Latin | aevus | aeon | n.masc | GED IEW LRC |
| Latin | coaevus | coeval | adj | W7 LRC |
| Latin | longaevus | long-lived | adj | GED LRC |
| Latin | primaevus | primeval | adj | W7 LRC |
| Latin | sempiternus | eternal | adj | W7 LRC |
| Latin | vivus | living | adj | W7 LRC |
| Vulgar Latin | aetaticum | re: age | adj | W7 LRC |
| Late Latin | aeternalis | eternal | adj | W7 LRC |
| Late Latin | longaevitas | longevity | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| Late Latin | sempiternalis | sempiternal | adj | W7 LRC |
| Old French | aage | age | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Middle French | eternal | eternal | adj | W7 LRC |
| Middle French | eterne | eternal | adj | W7 LRC |
| Middle French | eternité | eternity | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| French | hygiène | cleanliness, healthy living | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| Hellenic | ||||
| Homeric Greek | οὐ, οὐκ, οὐχ | no, not | adv | W7 LRC |
| Greek | ἀεί | aye: ever | adv | LRC |
| Greek | αἰεί | aye: ever | adv | LRC |
| Greek | αἰέν | always | adv | GED LRC |
| Greek | αἰών | aeon, life(time) | n.masc | GED LRC |
| Greek | αἰ[Ϝ]ές | always | adv | GED LRC |
| Greek | δηναι(Ϝ)ός | long-lived | adj | GED LRC |
| Greek | hygieinos | healthful | adj | W7 LRC |
| Greek | hygiēs | healthy | adj | W7 LRC |
| Indo-Iranian | ||||
| Vedic | āyunā | life | n.loc | GED LRC |
| Vedic | ā́yuni | life | n.inst | GED LRC |
| Sanskrit | ā́yu- | life, life force | n | GED LRC |
| Sanskrit | eva | course, manner | n.masc | ASD LRC |
| Tocharian | ||||
| Tocharian A | ăym- | life, spirit | n | GED LRC |