English Explanatory Dictionary

Proto-Indo-European

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

The reconstructed ancestor language or protolanguage of the Indo-European family of languages, which includes most European, Iranian, and Indian languages.

noun

A person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language.

adj

Of or pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it.

Pronunciation

/ˌpɹəʊ̯təʊ̯ˌɪndə(ʊ̯)ˌjʊə̯ɹəˈpiːən/ /-ˌjɔːɹəˈ-/ /ˌpɹoʊ̯toʊ̯ˌɪndoʊ̯ˌjʊɹəˈpi.ən/ en-us-Proto-Indo-European.ogg

Word forms

Proto-Indo-European Proto-Indo-Europeans

Etymology

From proto- + Indo-European.

Synonyms

Indo-European Indo-Germanic Proto-Indo-Germanic

Related words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Proto-Indo-European terms European Indian Indo-European language family proto- Albanian Anatolian Armenian Balto-Slavic Celtic Germanic Greek Indo-Iranian Italic Tocharian

Derived words

Early Proto-Indo-European

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