Where does “vidviĉo” come from?
vidviĉo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto vidvo, from German Witwe, from Middle High German witewe, from Old High German wituwa, from Proto-West Germanic widuwā, from Proto-Germanic widuwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁widʰéwh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁- — two.
vidviĉo (Esperanto): widower
Ancestry of “vidviĉo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | vidvo | widower; someone who has been widowed; a widow or... |
| 2 | German | Witwe | widow |
| 3 | Middle High German | witewe | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wituwa | widow |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | widuwā | widow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | widuwǭ | widow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁widʰéwh₂ | widow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁- | to separate, divide |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |