Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wet-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words 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

*wet-

1. year
2. year-old

Derived terms

► Terms derived from the PIE root *wet-

• *wét-s
  • Anatolian: [Term?]
    • Hittite: 𒈬𒍝 (MU-za /witta/, “year”)
    • Lycian: [script needed] (uhe/i-, “year”)
• *wét-os ~ *wét-es-os
• *wet-os-to-
  • Italic: [Term?]
    • Latin: vetustus
• *wet-só-s
  • Anatolian: [Term?]
    • Luwian:

      Cuneiform: 𒈬𒅖 (MU-iš /uššiš/)

      Anatolian Hieroglyphs: 𔑺𔓉𔐤 (u-si-na /usin/, acc.sg.)

  • Indo-Iranian: *watsás (see there for further descendants)
  • Italic: *wessos (“of the year”), *wessōnā (“lady of the year”)
    • Marsian: uesune
    • Umbrian: 𐌅𐌄𐌔𐌖𐌍𐌄 (vesune)
• *wét-ru-s
  • Germanic: *weþruz (see there for further descendants)
• *wet-us-o-s
  • Balto-Slavic: *wetušas
    • Lithuanian: vẽtušas
    • Slavic: *vetъxъ (see there for further descendants)
• *wet-elo-
  • Hellenic: [Term?]
    • Ancient Greek: ἔταλον (étalon), ἔτελον (ételon)
  • Italic: *wet-elo-
    • Latin: vitulus
    • Umbrian: vitlu
• *pér-ut-i (“last year”) (with *per- (“through”))