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