giwatti

Sudovian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gīˀwetei, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti. Compare Lithuanian gyvénti, dialectal gývoti, Old Prussian giwīt, but Latvian dzîvuôt, dialectal dzîvât.[1][2]

Verb

giwatti

  1. to live
    • 1985 [1984], Pogańske gwary z Narewu [Pagan dialects from Narew], sourced from copy by V. Zinow, line 11:
      żyć — giwatti
      live

References

  1. ^ Zigmas Zinkevičius (1985), “Lenkų-jotvingių žodynėlis? [A Polish-Yotvingian dictionary?]”, in Baltistica, volume 21, number 1 (in Lithuanian), Vilnius: VU, →DOI, page 73: “giwatti ‘gyventi, l. żyć’ 11.”
  2. ^ “gývas” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–): “nar. vb. giwatti leben”.
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