Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bʰeyd-

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

Root

*bʰeyd- (perfective)

1. to split

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰeyd-‎ (41 c, 0 e)

• *bʰéyd-e-ti (thematic root present)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *bʰáydati (“to break, to split”) (see there for further descendants)
• *bʰéydt (athematic root aorist)
  • Proto-Germanic: *bītaną (“to bite”)
  • >? Ancient Greek: φείδομαι (pheídomai, “to spare, to have consideration for, to refrain from”)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hábʰayt
• *bʰóyd-os
  • Proto-Germanic: *baitaz (“boat, ship”) (see there for further descendants)
• *bʰoyd-eh₂
  • Proto-Germanic: *baitō (“food, bait”) (see there for further descendants)
• *bʰíd-is
  • Proto-Germanic: *bitiz m (see there for further descendants)
• *bʰid-nós
• *bʰid-tós
• *bʰid-rós
  • Proto-Germanic: *bitraz (see there for further descendants)
• *bʰi-né-dti (“to be splitting”) (see there for further descendants)
• Unsorted formations:
  • >? Armenian: բդկել (bdkel, “to burst, to explode”)