Where does “вѣдь” come from?

вѣдь (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic вѣдѣти, from Proto-Slavic věděti, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

вѣдь (Old Church Slavonic): knowledge

Definitions

  1. knowledge

Ancestry of “вѣдь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicвѣдѣтиto know; to see
2Proto-Slavicvědětito know; to foresee
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “вѣдь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Slavic věděti →
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