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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *weit-, *wyet- (-th-)
Meaning: to shake
Old Indian: vyáthate `to tremble, waver, go astray, come to naught', vithurá- `staggering, tottering'
Russ. meaning: трясти, шатать
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Proto-Germanic: *wíɵōn- vb.
Meaning: shake
Gothic: *wiɵōn wk. `shake'
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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Number: 2205
Root: u̯i̯eth-, u̯ith-
English meaning: to shake
German meaning: `schütteln'
Material: Ai. vyáthatē `schwankt, taumelt, geht schief, kommt zu Falle, zuckt, weicht', vithurá- `schwankend, mangelhaft'; got. wiþōn `schütteln'; Beziehung zu *u̯ei-1 `drehen' ist wahrscheinlich, da im Kreise dieser Wurzel Worte für `schwanken, hin und her bewegen' recht häufig sind.
References: WP. I 318, Kuiper Nasalpräs. 53, Wackernagel-Debrunner II 2, 487.
Pages: 1178
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