Where does “видьць” come from?

видьць (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic видъ, from Proto-Slavic vidъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀdas, from Proto-Indo-European wéydos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

видьць (Old Church Slavonic): eyewitness

Definitions

  1. eyewitness

Ancestry of “видьць”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicвидъsight
2Proto-Slavicvidъsight; view; appearance
3Proto-Balto-Slavicweiˀdasappearance, aspect
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydosseeing, image
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéydos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀdas →