Appendix:Proto-Indo-European/per-

This entry contains Proto-Indo-European reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Root

*per-

1. to go forth, go forwards
2. to cross

Derived terms

• *pértus

Descendants

• Baltic:
  • Lithuanian: pirmas
• Germanic: *furi, *furistaz, *faraną, *farjaną, *fōrijaną, *fra-, *fer-
  • Old English: for, fyrst, faran, ferian
    • English: for, first, fare, ferry
• Hellenic:
  • Ancient Greek: πρῶτος (prôtos)
    • Greek: πρώτος (prótos)
• Iranian
  • Kurdish: ber, per-
• Italic:
  • Latin: primus
    • Italian: primo
    • Old French: prime
    • Spanish: primo
    • Portuguese: primo
    • Romanian: prim