ahauendu

Umbrian

Etymology

Perhaps from *ā- + Proto-Italic *wendō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ-. Cognates with Sanskrit वन्धुर (vandhura), Ancient Greek ἴονθος (íonthos), Albanian unazë, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wandjan), Old English wendan, English windle, and Old Armenian գինդ (gind). By surface analysis, a- +‎ 𐌅𐌄𐌕𐌖 (vetu).

Verb

ahauendu (3rd person singular future imperative) (late Iguvine)

  1. (as a command) turn away, avert, divert, remove
    Antonym: preuendu

References

  • Ancillotti, Augusto, Cerri, Romolo (2015) “ahauendu”, in Vocabolario dell'umbro delle tavole di Gubbio [Vocabulary of Umbrian and of the Iguvine Tables] (in Italian), page 2
  • Buck, Carl Darling (1904) A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN