820 canonical forms + 578 route stages.
THE TIMELINE ATLAS
JOURNEY ATLAS ↗FORM / ROUTE / BOUND
1398 REVIEWED EVENTSLANGUAGE
IN TIME.
One cross-word chronology for every defensibly bounded form and journey stage—without converting a vague historical label into a fake year.
A reviewed graph bound, not a claim of an earliest human word.
Only stages with directly cited numeric bounds enter this atlas.
Labels remain visible in Journey Atlas, but not parsed into false years.
001398 MATCHING EVENTS
FILTER THE CHRONOLOGY
WHEN DID THE EVIDENCE LAND?
TWO CLOCKS.
NO FALSE PRECISION.
FORM CHRONOLOGY dates a canonical linguistic form or reconstruction in the lexical graph.
ROUTE CHRONOLOGY dates a geographic or transmission stage in a word’s journey.
They can share an era band, but they are never silently treated as the same kind of claim.
CROSS-WORD CHRONOLOGY / EARLIEST BOUND FIRST
THE EVIDENCE IN TIME
Prehistory30 ON THIS PAGE
4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
CANONICAL FORMProto-Indo-European
*werh₁-
Proto-Indo-European speaking root
speak
4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
ROUTE STAGEIndo-European comparative horizon
kind
*ǵenh₁- and suffixed zero grade *gn̥ə-t-
The reviewed trail begins with a reconstructed birth root and a derived formation for what is born or produced, not with an attested moral category.
2 EVIDENCE LINKS
The interval is the project’s comparative horizon, not a point homeland, first token, or proof that nature and moral goodness were one concept.
AUDIT RECORD ↗4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
ROUTE STAGEIndo-European comparative horizon
kindred
*ǵenh₁- and *h₂erh₁-
The two reviewed branches are reconstructed separately: a birth and generation root supplies kin, while a fit-together root supplies the condition element.
2 EVIDENCE LINKS
The interval is a comparative horizon, not a point homeland, first compound, or claim that the two roots formed one PIE word.
AUDIT RECORD ↗4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
CANONICAL FORMProto-Indo-European
*wer-dho-
Proto-Indo-European suffixed full grade
something spoken; word
4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
ROUTE STAGEDisputed Indo-European comparative horizon
hatred
*ḱeh₂d- and *ḱh₂d-es-
A formal comparison has been proposed across Germanic, Italic, Celtic, Greek, and Iranian material, but the semantic unity is expressly unclear and no point homeland is asserted.
2 EVIDENCE LINKS
The interval is a conventional reconstruction horizon, not a date for one recoverable word or meaning.
AUDIT RECORD ↗4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
ROUTE STAGEDisputed Indo-European comparative horizon
hate
*ḱeh₂d- and *ḱh₂d-es-
A formal comparison extends beyond Germanic, but neither one original meaning nor one point homeland is established.
4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
CANONICAL FORMProto-Indo-European
*ad-
Proto-Indo-European horizon
to, near, at
4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
CANONICAL FORMProto-Indo-European
*per-
Proto-Indo-European horizon
forward, through, before, toward
4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
CANONICAL FORMProto-Indo-European
*deru-
Proto-Indo-European horizon
be firm, solid, steadfast; wood, tree
4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
CANONICAL FORMProto-Indo-European
*drew-o-
Proto-Indo-European suffixed variant
firm or steadfast formation; wood or pledge branch
4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
ROUTE STAGEProto-Indo-European linguistic horizon
fijan
proposed *peh₁- comparison
A deeper harm, blame, suffering, or hate comparison is published, but the precise formal route and original semantic center remain proposed.
1 EVIDENCE LINK
A conventional linguistic interval for a proposed reconstruction, not a dated inscription or speaker community point.
AUDIT RECORD ↗4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
CANONICAL FORMProto-Indo-European
*reg-to-
Proto-Indo-European suffixed formation
directed straight; right
4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
CANONICAL FORMProto-Indo-European
*h₃reg-
Proto-Indo-European centum form
move in a straight line; direct, lead, rule
4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
CANONICAL FORMProto-Indo-European
*h₃reg̑-
oldest published Proto-Indo-European form
move in a straight line; direct, lead, rule
4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
ROUTE STAGEProto-Indo-European linguistic horizon
fijands
proposed *peh₁- comparison
A deeper harm, blame, suffering, or hate comparison is published, but the formal route and original semantic center remain proposed.
1 EVIDENCE LINK
A conventional linguistic interval for a proposed reconstruction, not a dated inscription or single community point.
AUDIT RECORD ↗4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
CANONICAL FORMProto-Indo-European
*rēg-olā-
Proto-Indo-European suffixed formation
straight piece or rod formation
4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
ROUTE STAGEProto-Indo-European linguistic horizon
fēond
proposed *peh₁- comparison
A deeper harm, blame, suffering, or hate comparison is published, but its exact formation and semantic unity remain proposed.
1 EVIDENCE LINK
A conventional reconstruction interval, not a dated inscription or mappable speech community.
AUDIT RECORD ↗4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
ROUTE STAGEProto-Indo-European linguistic horizon
fēogan
proposed *peh₁- comparison
A deeper harm, blame, suffering, or hate comparison is published, but its exact formation and semantic unity remain proposed.
1 EVIDENCE LINK
A conventional reconstruction interval, not a dated inscription or mappable speech community.
AUDIT RECORD ↗4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
CANONICAL FORMProto-Indo-European
*rēg-
Proto-Indo-European lengthened grade
king or ruler formation
4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
ROUTE STAGEProto-Indo-European linguistic horizon
fiend
proposed *peh₁- comparison
A deeper harm, blame, suffering, or hate comparison is published, but its exact formation and semantic unity remain proposed.
1 EVIDENCE LINK
A conventional reconstruction interval, not a dated inscription or mappable speech community.
AUDIT RECORD ↗4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
ROUTE STAGEProto-Indo-European linguistic horizon
Feind
proposed *peh₁- comparison
A deeper harm, blame, suffering, or hate comparison is published, but its exact formation and semantic unity remain proposed.
2 EVIDENCE LINKS
A conventional reconstruction interval, not a dated inscription or mappable speech community.
AUDIT RECORD ↗4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
ROUTE STAGEDisputed Indo-European comparative horizon
Hass
*ḱeh₂d- and *ḱh₂d-es-
Formal comparisons extend beyond Germanic, but the proposed forms do not establish one homeland, one original meaning, or one directly spoken word.
3 EVIDENCE LINKS
A conventional comparative horizon, not an archaeological location or attestation date.
AUDIT RECORD ↗4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
ROUTE STAGEDisputed Indo-European comparative horizon
hatr
*ḱeh₂d- and *ḱh₂d-es-
Formal comparisons extend beyond Germanic, but they do not establish one homeland, one original meaning, or one directly spoken word.
3 EVIDENCE LINKS
A conventional comparative horizon, not an archaeological location or attestation date.
AUDIT RECORD ↗4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
ROUTE STAGEDisputed Indo-European comparative horizon
hassen
*ḱeh₂d- and *ḱh₂d-es-
The formal comparison reaches beyond Germanic, but it does not recover one place, one act, one emotion, or one directly spoken word.
3 EVIDENCE LINKS
A conventional comparative horizon, not an archaeological location or attestation date.
AUDIT RECORD ↗4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
CANONICAL FORMProto-Indo-European
*rēg-en-
Proto-Indo-European suffixed formation
king formation
4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
ROUTE STAGEProposed Indo-European comparative horizon
vijand
*peh₁-
The displayed base is already a proposed comparison. It does not recover one homeland, one pronunciation, or one original enemy concept.
2 EVIDENCE LINKS
A conventional linguistic horizon attached to a proposed comparison, not an archaeological finding.
AUDIT RECORD ↗4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
ROUTE STAGEProposed Indo-European linguistic horizon
fiende
proposed *peh₁- comparison
Kroonen’s deeper route is a comparative linguistic proposal, not a word located at one excavated place.
2 EVIDENCE LINKS
A conventional comparative horizon attached to a proposed analysis, not an archaeological finding.
AUDIT RECORD ↗4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
CANONICAL FORMProto-Indo-European
*manu-
Proto-Indo-European extended form
human being; man
4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
CANONICAL FORMProto-Indo-European
*man-¹
Proto-Indo-European root
man; human being
4500 BCE–2500 BCErange
ROUTE STAGEProposed Indo-European linguistic horizon
fīant
proposed *peh₁- comparison
Kroonen's deeper route is a comparative linguistic proposal, not a word recovered at one archaeological site.
UNBOUNDED IS
A REAL RESULT.
Stages without source-backed numeric bounds stay in their complete Journey Atlas route, carry an explicit temporal note, and remain absent here until the evidence supports normalization. The missing point is visible work—not permission to guess.