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-. The initial *d became *h₁ due to dissimilation.

Root

*h₁weydʰh₁- (perfective)

to separate, divide

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁weydʰh₁-

*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

Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*wīda-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 584-585
Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages *wēdu-–408
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
Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*widu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 585
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
Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*widu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 423

[EDPG_wide-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

[EDL-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

[IAIL-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