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 put, place”). The initial *d became *h₁ due to dissimilation; compare *h₁wídḱm̥ti (“twenty”).

Root

*h₁weydʰh₁- (perfective)

1. to separate, divide

Derived terms

• *h₁wi-dʰéh₁-t ~ *h₁wi-dʰh₁-ént (athematic root aorist)
  • ⇒ Proto-Italic: *wiðō (thematicized)
    • ⇒ Latin: dīvidō (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hwi-dʰáH-t
    • Sanskrit: अविधत् (ávidhat, “granted, satisfied”)
    • ⇒ Avestan: 𐬬𐬍𐬛𐬁𐬌𐬙𐬍 (vīdāⁱtī, “to devote oneself to”)
• *h₁widʰh₁-ské-ti
  • Proto-Tocharian:
    • Tocharian A: wätk- (“to distinguish”)
    • Tocharian B: wätk- (“to distinguish”)
• *h₁weydʰh₁-o-s
  • Proto-Germanic: *wīdaz (“wide”) (see there for further descendants)
• *h₁wéydʰh₁-u-s ~ *h₁widʰh₁-éw-s (“separate”)
  • ⇒ Proto-Indo-European: *h₁widʰh₁-éw-h₂ (“widow”) (see there for further descendants)
  • ⇒ Proto-Indo-European: *h₁weydʰh₁-u-s (“wild”)
    • ⇒? Proto-Celtic: *wēdus (see there for further descendants)
  • ⇒ Proto-Indo-European: *h₁widʰh₁-u-s (“wood”)
    • Proto-Germanic: *widuz (“wood”) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *widus (“interior”)
      • Latgalian: vyds (“middle”)
      • Latvian: vidus (“middle, center”)
      • Lithuanian: vidùs (“interior”)
    • Proto-Celtic: *widus (“wood, trees”) (see there for further descendants)

References