Where does “vidurdienis” come from?

vidurdienis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian vidurỹs, from Lithuanian vidus, from Proto-Celtic widus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

vidurdienis (Lithuanian): noon, midday

Definitions

  1. noon, midday

Ancestry of “vidurdienis”, step by step

vidurdienis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian vidurỹs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianvidurỹsmiddle, midst
2Lithuanianvidusinterior, inside
3Proto-Celticwiduswood, trees
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁-to separate, divide
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Lithuanian diena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniandienaday, daytime; day; day, time
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdein-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁- →