Where does “uid” come from?

uid (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic huikeda, from Proto-Germanic swiką, from Proto-Indo-European sweyg- — to turn, move around, wander, swing; to bend,...

uid (Livonian): shame

Definitions

  1. shame

Ancestry of “uid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichuikedashameful, disgraceful
2Proto-Germanicswikądeceit; deception; trickery
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweyg-to turn, move around, wander, swing; to bend,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swiką →Every word from Proto-Finnic huikeda →