Where does “повитуха” come from?

повитуха (Ukrainian) comes from Serbo-Croatian по̀вити, from Serbo-Croatian pòviti, from Icelandic víti, from Old Norse viti, from Proto-Germanic wītiją, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

повитуха (Ukrainian): midwife

Definitions

  1. midwife

Ancestry of “повитуха”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпо̀витиto bend
2Serbo-Croatianpòvitito bend
3Icelandicvítihell; penalty
4Old Norsevitiindicator; token, mark, signal; beacon
5Proto-Germanicwītijąpunishment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →