Cognate Set 1369 – Meaning: hunt

IE-CoR reference form:
*u̯ei̯h₁-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Iranic and Germanic lexemes derived from PIE *u̯ei̯h₁- 'to look, seek after' (LIV² 668-669, cf. EWAia II:509-510, Cheung 2007:411, Bailey 1979:309, de Vries 1977:650-651, Orel 2003:441, Kluge 2011:978).
Found in clades:
Germanic, Iranic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 2 clades by 4 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
103   Icelandic veiða ˈveiːða
46   Avestan: Younger vaēiti 𐬬𐬀𐬉𐬌𐬙𐬌 u̯ai̯ti hunt, chase (root vā(y) or vī)
49   Khotanese byaha yan bjɐhɐ jɐn bi̯aha i̯an complex predicate, cf. bāysañvā byaha yanīra „they were hunting in the woods“ (Bailey 1979: 307)
102   Old Icelandic veiða ˈwɛi̯ða ˈwɛi̯θa
References
  • Cheung, Johnny: 411
    S.v. Proto-Iranic *u̯aiH- 'to hunt, chase; run', from PIE *u̯ei̯h₁- 'to strive, pursue' (cf. Ved. vay- 'to pursue, seek, strive after').
  • Kluge, Friedrich: 978
    Cf. s.v. NHG Weidmann 'Jäger' (MHG weideman to MHG weid(e) 'Jagd, Fischerei', OHG weida 'Jagd, Beute', OS weiđa), from Gmc. *waiϸi-, also in ON veiðr, 'Jagd, Fischfang', OE wāϸ 'Jagd, Umstreiten'. Most closely comparable to OIr. fíadach 'Jagd' and Lat. venari (from *wēidʰ-n-), which may be originally connected to the root *weiə- 'verfolgen'.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred: II:509-510
    Cf. s.v. Ved. √vay-ⁱ 'nachspüren, nachspürend suchen, auf etwas losgehen, nach etwas trachten, verfolgen, hinter etwas her sein, etwas heimsuchen', from PIE *u̯ei̯H- 'auf etwas losgehen, verfolgen', cf. Gk. ἵεμαι (= ϝῑ́εμαι) 'strebe, trachte nach, begehre, eile' Lith. výti 'treiben, verfolgen, nachjagen'.
  • Orel, Vladimir: 441
    S.v. Proto-Germanic *waiϸiz ~ *waiϸ(j)ō, continuing *u̯oití- ~ *u̯oi̯tā́ derived from *u̯ei- (cf. Skt. véti 'to have in view, to approach', Gk. ἵεμαι 'to move forward, to hurry', Lith. vejù, výti 'to hunt, to drive'.
  • Rix, Helmut: 668-669
    Cf. s.v. *u̯ei̯h₁- 'sein Augenmerk richten auf, trachten nach' (IEW 1123-4).
  • de Vries, Jan: 650-651
    S.v. ON veiða 'jagen, erbeuten', a denominal formation to ON veiðr 'jagd' < Gmc. *waiϸjō and to be further connected to Ved. vēti 'verfolgen, streben', Lith. vejù, výti 'jagen, verfolgen', OCS vojĭ 'krieger', cf. Gk. ἵεμαι 'begehren, trachten'.