Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wéydtōr

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

From *weyd- (“to see”) +‎ *-tōr (agentive nominal suffix).

Noun

*wéydtōr m

  1. one who has seen, one who knows

Inflection

Athematic, amphikinetic
singular
nominative *wéydtōr
genitive *widtrés
singular dual plural
nominative *wéydtōr *wéydtorh₁(e) *wéydtores
vocative *wéydtor *wéydtorh₁(e) *wéydtores
accusative *wéydtorm̥ *wéydtorh₁(e) *wéydtorm̥s
genitive *widtrés *? *widtróHom
ablative *widtrés *? *widtr̥mós, *widtr̥bʰós
dative *widtréy *? *widtr̥mós, *widtr̥bʰós
locative *widtér, *widtéri *? *widtr̥sú
instrumental *widtréh₁ *? *widtr̥mís, *widtr̥bʰís

Descendants

  • Proto-Hellenic: *wístōr
    • Ancient Greek: ἴστωρ (ístōr), ἵστωρ (hístōr, “one who knows, witness”)
      Boeotian Greek: ϝίστωρ (wístōr)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *wáytˢtā
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wáyttā
  • Proto-Italic: *weissōr
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