Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wéydtōr

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

Etymology

From *weyd- (“to see”) +‎ *-tōr (agentive nominal suffix).

Noun

*wéydtōr m

1. one who has seen, one who knows

Inflection

Athematic, amphikinetic
	singular
nominative	*wéydtōr
genitive	*widtrés
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wéydtōr	*wéydtorh₁(e)	*wéydtores
vocative	*wéydtor	*wéydtorh₁(e)	*wéydtores
accusative	*wéydtorm̥	*wéydtorh₁(e)	*wéydtorm̥s
genitive	*widtrés	*?	*widtróHom
ablative	*widtrés	*?	*widtr̥mós
dative	*widtréy	*?	*widtr̥mós
locative	*widtér, *widtéri	*?	*widtr̥sú
instrumental	*widtréh₁	*?	*widtr̥mís

Descendants

• Proto-Hellenic: *wístōr
  • Ancient Greek: ἴστωρ (ístōr), ἵστωρ (hístōr, “one who knows, witness”)

    Boeotian Greek: ϝίστωρ (wístōr)

• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *wáytˢtā
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wáyttā
    • Sanskrit: वेत्तृ (véttṛ), वेदितृ (véditṛ)
• Proto-Italic: *weissōr
  • Latin: vīsor