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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₁weydʰh₁-

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

Etymology

From a univerbation of *dwi- (“apart”) +‎ *dʰeh₁- (“to place”). The initial *d became *h₁ due to dissimilation (compare *h₁wídḱm̥ti (“twenty”)).

Root

*h₁weydʰh₁- (perfective)

  1. to separate, divide

Derived terms
Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁weydʰh₁-‎ (3 c, 0 e)
  • *h₁widʰéwh₂ (“widow”)
  • *h₁weydʰh₁-o-s[1]
    • Proto-Germanic: *wīdaz (“wide”) (see there for further descendants)
  • *h₁weydʰh₁-u-s
    • >? Proto-Celtic: *wēdus (“wild”)[1][2] (see there for further descendants)
  • *h₁widʰh₁-ét[1][3]
    • Proto-Italic: *wiðō
      • ⇒ Latin: dīvidō (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *HwidʰHáti[4]
      • Sanskrit: विधति (vidhati, “to worship, dedicate”)
      • Avestan: 𐬬𐬍𐬛𐬁𐬌𐬙𐬍‎ (vīdāitī, “to devote oneself to”)
  • *h₁widʰh₁-ské-ti[1][4][3]
    • Proto-Tocharian:
      • Tocharian A: wätk- (“to distinguish”)
      • Tocharian B: wätk- (“to distinguish”)
  • *h₁widʰ(h₁)-u-s
    • Proto-Germanic: *widuz (“wood”)[5] (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *widus (“interior”)[6]
      • Latgalian: vyds (“middle”)
      • Latvian: vidus (“middle, center”)
      • Lithuanian: vidùs (“interior”)
    • Proto-Celtic: *widus (“wood, trees”)[7] (see there for further descendants)

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*wīda-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 584-585
  2. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages *wēdu-–408
  3. De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “dīvidō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 174
  4. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
  5. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*widu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 585
  6. Derksen, Rick (2015), “vidus”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 500
  7. Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*widu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 423
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