| Language | Family | Form for PICK UP | Gloss for PICK UP | Form for KEEP | Gloss for KEEP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old High German | Indo-European | ir-heven | pick up | ir-heven? | keep, retain |
| Old High German | Indo-European | ūfirheven | pick up | ūfirheven? | keep, retain |
| Mapudungun | Araucanian | nɨ | pick up | nɨ | keep, retain |
| Burushaski | Burushaski | ˈd̪aːl | pick up | ˈd̪aːl | keep |
| Q'eqchi' | Mayan | xokok | to pick up | xokok | to keep |
| Thai | Tai-Kadai | kèp | to pick up | kèp | to keep |
| White Hmong | Hmong-Mien | khaws | to pick up | khaws | to keep |