Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/widónts

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

Participle

*widónts

1. active participle of *weyd-

Inflection

Athematic, hysterokinetic
	masculine	feminine
nominative	*widónts	*widéntih₂
genitive	*widn̥tés	*widn̥tyéh₂s
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*widónts	*widónth₁(e)	*widóntes
vocative	*widónt	*widónth₁(e)	*widóntes
accusative	*widóntm̥	*widónth₁(e)	*widóntm̥s
genitive	*widn̥tés	*?	*widn̥tóHom
ablative	*widn̥tés	*?	*widn̥tmós, *widn̥tbʰós
dative	*widn̥téy	*?	*widn̥tmós, *widn̥tbʰós
locative	*widént, *widénti	*?	*widn̥tsú
instrumental	*widn̥téh₁	*?	*widn̥tmís, *widn̥tbʰís
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*widéntih₂	*widéntih₂h₁(e)	*widéntih₂es
vocative	*widéntih₂	*widéntih₂h₁(e)	*widéntih₂es
accusative	*widéntih₂m̥	*widéntih₂h₁(e)	*widéntih₂m̥s
genitive	*widn̥tyéh₂s	*?	*widn̥tyéh₂oHom
ablative	*widn̥tyéh₂s	*?	*widn̥tyéh₂mos, *widn̥tyéh₂bʰos
dative	*widn̥tyéh₂ey	*?	*widn̥tyéh₂mos, *widn̥tyéh₂bʰos
locative	*widn̥tyéh₂, *widn̥tyéh₂i	*?	*widn̥tyéh₂su
instrumental	*widn̥tyéh₂h₁	*?	*widn̥tyéh₂mis, *widn̥tyéh₂bʰis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*widónt	*widóntih₁	*widónth₂
vocative	*widónt	*widóntih₁	*widónth₂
accusative	*widónt	*widóntih₁	*widónth₂
genitive	*widn̥tés	*?	*widn̥tóHom
ablative	*widn̥tés	*?	*widn̥tmós, *widn̥tbʰós
dative	*widn̥téy	*?	*widn̥tmós, *widn̥tbʰós
locative	*widént, *widénti	*?	*widn̥tsú
instrumental	*widn̥téh₁	*?	*widn̥tmís, *widn̥tbʰís

Descendants

• Proto-Germanic: *witandz
• Proto-Hellenic:
  • Ancient Greek: ἰδών (idṓn)
• Proto-Italic: *widents, *prowidents
  • Latin: vidēns, prūdēns
• Sanskrit: विदत् (vidat)

Further reading

• De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 676