Where does “повѣдь” come from?

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

повѣдь (Old Church Slavonic): teaching

Definitions

  1. teaching

Ancestry of “повѣдь”, step by step

повѣдь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic вѣдь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicвѣдьknowledge
2Old Church Slavonicвѣдѣтиto know; to see
3Proto-Slavicvědětito know; to foresee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Old Church Slavonic по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпоalong; on; after
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

Words derived from “повѣдь”

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