Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/věďa

This Proto-Slavic 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-Slavic

Etymology 1

According to Miklošič, related to *viděti (“to see”), presumably reflecting an earlier *waiˀdjāˀ.

More recent proposals[1] view it as a back-formation of an earlier *wēˀk-dāˀi, the dual of a *-da derivative of synonym *věko. Based on the alternating dual forms вѣдѣ (vědě) : вѣжди (věždi). The reanalysis as a ja-stem is explained with the palatalization of velar + dental consonant clusters before front vowels.

Noun

*věďa f

  1. eyelid
    Synonym: *věko
  2. eyebrow
    Synonym: *bry
Declension
Declension of *věďa (soft a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *věďa *věďi *věďę̇
genitive *věďę̇ *věďu *věďь
dative *věďi *věďama *věďamъ
accusative *věďǫ *věďi *věďę̇
instrumental *věďejǫ, *věďǫ** *věďama *věďami
locative *věďi *věďu *věďasъ, *věďaxъ*
vocative *věďe *věďi *věďę̇

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: вѣжа (věža)
  • South Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Б. Велчева, Анд. Бояджиев, Вл. Филипов (2006) “Славянски етимологии: вѣко, вѣжда, челюсть”, in Studia Caroliensia‎[1], Slavica

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “вежда”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Etymology 2

From *věděti +‎ *-ja.

Noun

*věďa f

  1. knowledge
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: вѣжа (věža)
  • West Slavic:
    • Kashubian: wiédzô (“knowledge”)
    • Polish: wiedza (“knowledge”)
    • Silesian: wiedza (“knowledge”)
Derived terms
  • *nevěďa
  • *věďьstvo
    • Old East Slavic: вѣжество (věžestvo)
      • Russian: вежество́ (vežestvó), ве́жство (véžstvo) (dated)
    • Old Church Slavonic: вѣждьство (věždĭstvo)

Further reading

  • Anikin, A. E. (2012) “ве́жа II”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 6 (вал – вершок), Moscow: LRC, Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 180
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “невежа”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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