Where does “вещ” come from?

вещ (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic věščь, from Proto-Slavic věděti, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

вещ (Bulgarian): thing, object, possession, belonging

Definitions

  1. thing, object, possession, belonging

Ancestry of “вещ”, step by step

вещ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic věščь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvěščьproficient, skilled; oracular
2Proto-Slavicvědětito know; to foresee
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Old Church Slavonic вещь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicвещьthing, matter, object; nature, essence; material...
2Proto-Slavicveťьthing
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “вещ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Slavic věděti →