Actions
to see
Source:*vidětiProto-Slaviccertain
English
to see
Polish
widzieć
ˈvʲidʑɛtɕCognate· distant (Indo-European)Same source — the sound laws connect them.
In all five languages
BCS script
- Russianви́детьvidetʹˈvʲidʲɪtʲinherited
- Ukrainianба́читиbačytyˈbatʃɪtɪ
The cognate ба́чити is the everyday verb; ви́діти exists but is less common.
- Polishwidziećˈvʲidʑɛtɕinherited
- Czechvidětˈvɪɟɛtinherited
- Bosnian-Croatian-Serbianvidjeti / videtiвидјети / видетиˈvidjetiinherited
- Englishto see
Distant English relative: wit — Wit, wise and *viděti share the Indo-European root *weyd- 'see, know' (Latin videre).