Cognate Set 6529 – Meaning: fire
- IE-CoR reference form:
- *h₂ei̯dʰ-
- IE-CoR reference language:
- Proto-Indo-European
- Ideophonic:
- no
- Parallel derivation:
- no
Found in 1 clade by 1 lexeme.
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Language |
Lexeme |
Native script |
Phonetic |
Phonemic |
Notes |
| 148 |
Gaulish
|
aidu- |
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Reconstructed form, based on attested place names. |
- References
- Delamarre, Xavier: 35-36
S.v. aidu- 'feu, ardeur', a word that may be adduced from the name of a Gaulish tribe, Aedui < *aidu̯oi, which could be understood as 'les Ardents'; thematisation of aidu 'fire' comparable to OIr. aed 'feu'. An old IE word *aidh- 'feu', cf. Lat. aedēs 'foyer, pièce où l'on fait le feu, temple, maison', Gk. αἶθος 'incendie', Lith. íesmē (< *aidh-smi̯ā) 'bois à brûler', Skt. édha- 'id.', etc.
- Rix, Helmut: 259
Cf. s.v. *h₂ei̯dʰ- 'entzünden' (IEW 11-2).
