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The Proto-Indo-European word *wi-
Word
*wi-
Meaning
in two
,
asunder
,
apart
,
away
See also
Proto-Indo-European:
*witeros
‘far’
Avestan:
vī
‘apart’
Synonyms
*hₐet
,
*sen-i/u-
,
*dis-
,
*pro
Comments
Skr. vi, Av. vi-, Hitt. na-wi 'not yet', Eng. wið/with; wid/wide, Gm. widar/wieder; wit/weit Goth. wiþra, ON viðr; viðr