Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/prot-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Alternative reconstructions

• *pret-

Root

*prot-

1. to understand

Derived terms

Unsorted formations

• Proto-Albanian: *pratja
  • Albanian: pres (“to wait, to expect”)
• Proto-Balto-Slavic:
  • Proto-Baltic: *prat-
    • Latvian: prast (“to know, be able”)
    • Lithuanian: pranti (“to understand”)
    • Old Prussian: prestun (“to understand”)
• Proto-Germanic: *fraþjaną
  • Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fraþjan, “to understand, think”)
• Proto-Italic:
  • Latin: interpres (“mediator, translator”) (possibly)
• Proto-Tocharian: [Term?] (“decision, resolve, determination”)
  • Tocharian A: pratim
  • Tocharian B: *prete