Where does “seid” come from?
seid (Romansch) comes from Latin sitis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.
seid (Romansch): thirst
Ancestry of “seid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | sitis | thirst; second-person plural present active... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰítis | decay; destruction; perishing, destruction,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰey- | to decline; to perish |