Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/weydós
Proto-Indo-European
Etymology
From *weyd- (“to see”) + *-ós (deverbal adjective suffix).
Adjective
*weydós
Reconstruction notes
- Only attested in nominalizations, which tend to retract the accent to the first syllable.
Inflection
| Thematic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | ||
| nominative | *weydós | *weydéh₂ | |
| genitive | *weydósyo | *weydéh₂s | |
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *weydós | *weydóh₁ | *weydóes |
| vocative | *weydé | *weydóh₁ | *weydóes |
| accusative | *weydóm | *weydóh₁ | *weydóms |
| genitive | *weydósyo | *? | *weydóHom |
| ablative | *weydéad | *? | *weydómos, *weydóbʰos |
| dative | *weydóey | *? | *weydómos, *weydóbʰos |
| locative | *weydéy, *weydóy | *? | *weydóysu |
| instrumental | *weydóh₁ | *? | *weydṓys |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *weydéh₂ | *weydéh₂h₁(e) | *weydéh₂es |
| vocative | *weydéh₂ | *weydéh₂h₁(e) | *weydéh₂es |
| accusative | *weydā́m | *weydéh₂h₁(e) | *weydéh₂m̥s |
| genitive | *weydéh₂s | *? | *weydéh₂oHom |
| ablative | *weydéh₂s | *? | *weydéh₂mos, *weydéh₂bʰos |
| dative | *weydéh₂ey | *? | *weydéh₂mos, *weydéh₂bʰos |
| locative | *weydéh₂, *weydéh₂i | *? | *weydéh₂su |
| instrumental | *weydéh₂h₁ | *? | *weydéh₂mis, *weydéh₂bʰis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *weydóm | *weydóy(h₁) | *weydéh₂ |
| vocative | *weydóm | *weydóy(h₁) | *weydéh₂ |
| accusative | *weydóm | *weydóy(h₁) | *weydéh₂ |
| genitive | *weydósyo | *? | *weydóHom |
| ablative | *weydéad | *? | *weydómos, *weydóbʰos |
| dative | *weydóey | *? | *weydómos, *weydóbʰos |
| locative | *weydéy, *weydóy | *? | *weydóysu |
| instrumental | *weydóh₁ | *? | *weydṓys |
Descendants
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *wéiˀdas (“appearance”) (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Slavic: *vidъ (“appearance”) (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Celtic: *weidos (“sight, presence”) (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Germanic: *wītą, *wītiją (“punishment”) (see there for further descendants)
Further reading
- Villanueva Svensson, Miguel (2021), “The origin of the Indo-European simple thematic presents: The nominal connection”, in Indo-European Linguistics, volume 9, number 1, , →ISSN, pages 264–292