Cognate Set 6588 – Meaning: carry

IE-CoR reference form:
pijst
IE-CoR reference language:
Old Prussian
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
No satisfactory etymology. Some attempts have been made to relate to PIE *ped- 'to step; to fall, sink', cf. Smoczyński 2005:267 for further discussion.
Found in clades:
Baltic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 1 lexeme.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
77   Old Prussian pijst
References
  • Smoczyński, Wojciech: 267
    S.v. OPr. pijst (inf.) 'tragen'. Without a good explanation. Some attempts to relate to PIE *ped- 'treten' through semantics 'to transport a heavy burden by foot'.