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Where does “waid-” come from?

waid- (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian wayd-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

waid- (Proto-Iranian): to find; to know

Definitions

  1. to find; to know

Ancestry of “waid-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianwayd-to know; to find
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “waid-”

  • wndʾtn'
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →