Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/vuortētēk
Proto-Samic
Etymology
From earlier *varta-, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *wardāną.
Verb
*vuortētēk
- to wait
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: vuertedh
- Ume Sami: vuörddiet
- Pite Sami: vuärrdet
- Lule Sami: vuorddet
- Northern Sami: vuordit
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: vyerˈdiđ
- Skolt Sami: vueʹrdded
- Kildin Sami: вӯррьтэ (vūrr’te)
- Ter Sami: vïrrʹded
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland