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According to Miklošič, related to *viděti(“to see”), presumably reflecting an earlier *waiˀdjāˀ.
More recent proposals[1] view it as a back-formation of an earlier *wēˀk-dāˀi, the dual of a *-da derivative of synonym *věko. Based on the alternating dual forms вѣдѣ(vědě) : вѣжди(věždi). The reanalysis as a ja-stem is explained with the palatalization of velar + dental consonant clusters before front vowels.
*-asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ. ** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
^ Б. Велчева, Анд. Бояджиев, Вл. Филипов (2006) “Славянски етимологии: вѣко, вѣжда, челюсть”, in Studia Caroliensia, Slavica
Further reading
Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “вежда”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Anikin, A. E. (2012) “ве́жа II”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 6 (вал – вершок), Moscow: LRC, Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 180
Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “невежа”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress