Where does “wid” come from?

wid (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic vidъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀdas, from Proto-Indo-European wéydos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

wid (Polish): apparition, phantom, spectre

Definitions

  1. apparition, phantom, spectre

Ancestry of “wid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvidъsight; view; appearance
2Proto-Balto-Slavicweiˀdasappearance, aspect
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydosseeing, image
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “wid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéydos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀdas →