*wed-(1)
原始印欧语根,意为“水; 潮湿”。
它构成或部分构成以下单词: abound; anhydrous; carbohydrate; clepsydra; dropsy; hydra; hydrangea; hydrant; hydrargyrum; hydrate; hydraulic; hydro-; hydrogen; hydrophobia; hydrous; Hydrus; inundate; inundation; kirsch-wasser; nutria; otter; redound; redundant; surround; undine; undulant; undulate; undulation; vodka; wash; water (n.1); wet; whiskey; winter。
它是假设的来源,其存在的证据由以下单词提供: watar(赫梯语), udrah(梵语), hydor(希腊语), voda(古教会斯拉夫语和俄语), vanduo(立陶宛语), wundan(古普鲁士语), uisge(盖尔语)“水”; unda(拉丁语)“波浪”; wæter(古英语), wazzar(古高地德语), wato(哥特语)“水”。