βέδυ

Phrygian

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

βέδυ (bédu)

water

Usage notes

Only attested as a gloss in Orphic fragment 219.
150 CE – 215 CE, Clement of Alexandria, Stromata 5.8.46.3:
βέδυ μὲν γὰρ τοὺς Φρύγας τὸ ὕδωρ φησὶ καλεῖν.
bédu mèn gàr toùs Phrúgas tò húdōr phēsì kaleîn.
for it is said that the Phrygians call water bedu.