Cognate Set 4865 – Meaning: dirty

IE-CoR reference form:
*su̯ord-o-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Adjective derived from Latin sordēs 'dirt, filth, stain', generally further connected to Proto-Germanic *swarta- 'black' appearing to reflect an adjective *su̯ordo- 'black, dirt-colour' (Ernout & Meillet 1985:637, de Vaan 2008:576, cf. IEW 1052, Heidermanns 1993:574-575, Orel 2003:392).
Found in clades:
Italic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 1 lexeme.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
124   Latin sordidus ˈsordidus ˈsordidus sordidus, sordida, sordidum
References
  • Ernout, Alfred and Meillet, Antoine: 637
    Cf. s.v. Lat. sordēs, -is 'saleté(s) (sens concret); condition sordide (sense propre et figuré)'. The only clear connection is with the group of lexemes in Germanic for the concept 'black' (Goth. swart, etc.).
  • Pokorny, Julius: 1052
    Cf. s.v. *su̯ordo-s 'schwarz, schmutzfarben'.
  • Scarborough, Matthew:
    Generally connected to Proto-Germanic *swartaz 'black, dark' and derivatives (cf. IEW 1052, Ernout & Meillet 1985:637, de Vaan 2008:576; cf. also Lehmann 1986:333, Orel 2003:392; tentatively Kluge-Seebold 2011:833 cited in [cognate set 188](cog-188)) as though from a PIE o-stem adjective *su̯ordo-. If these lexemes go back to the same source, then they may be a post-PIE innovation in Germanic and Italic.
  • de Vaan, Michiel: 576
    S.v. sordēs, -is 'dirt, filth, stain' < *su̯ord-o/i-, which may be cognate with Germanic words for 'black' [cognate set 188](cog-188). Lat. sordidus is an adjective derived from the nominal form.