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Baltic etymology :

Proto-Baltic: *swid-u- adj., *swid-ē̂- (*swid-a-) vb., *swid- vb. inch., *swid-men-ā̂ f., *swid-mō̃ (-men-); *swī̂d- vb. inch. (2), *sweid- (*-ja-) vb tr.

Meaning: shine, light

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Lithuanian: svidù- `blank, glänzend, flimmernd, flittern, glitzern', svidḗti, svìda `glänzen, flimmern, flittern, glitzern, blitzen', caus. svìdinti, ostlit. svìsti (sviñda, svìdō) 'zu glänzen beginnen, anbrechen (von Licht)', ostlit. svīsti (svīsta, svīdō) 'id.'; svidmenà, svidmuõ 'Glasur'

Lettish: svîst (svîstu, svîdu) `an-, hervorbrechen (vom Licht), tagen', sviestiês 'dass.'

baltet-meaning,baltet-prnum,baltet-lith,baltet-lett,

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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *swAid-

Meaning: to shine, to glitter

Avestan: xʷaēna- `glühend, lohend'

Baltic: *swid-u- adj., *swid-ē̂- (*swid-a-) vb., *swid- vb. inch., *swī̂d- vb. inch. (2), *swied- (-ja-) vb. tr.

Germanic: *swit-(V)l= adj.

Latin: sūdus, -a `trocken, sonnig; heiter (vom Wetter)', sūdum, -ī n. `heiteres Wetter, klare Luft'

Russ. meaning: сиять, блестеть

References: WP II 520 f (differently in Pok.)

piet-meaning,piet-avest,piet-balt,piet-germ,piet-lat,piet-rusmean,piet-refer,

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Proto-Germanic: *swit-(V)l= adj.

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old English: { svitol 'klar, offenbar' }

germet-prnum,germet-oengl,

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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1920

Root: su̯eid-1

English meaning: to shine

German meaning: `glänzen, schimmern'

Material: Av. x ̌aēna- `glühend, lohend' (*x ̌aēdna-); lat. sīdus, -eris `Gestirn', consīderāre `betrachten', dēsīderāre `verlangen';

lit. svidùs `blank, glänzend', svýsti `zu glänzen beginnen', svidù, -ė́ti `glänzen', lett. svī́st `anbrechen, vom Tage', sváidīt `salben' (eig. `glänzen machen');

ein ähnliches *su̯eit-, aber in der Bed. `sengen, brennen' in aisl. svīða, ahd. swīdan `brennen'; dazu wohl als Aoristpräs. ahd. swedan `schwelend verbrennen' und mit Ablautentgleisung ags. swaðul `Rauch', mhd. swadem `Rauchschwaden, Dunst' u. dgl.

References: WP. II 520 f., WH. II 534, Trautmann 296.

Pages: 1042

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