Proto-IE: *weye- <PIH *Hʷ-> (Gr hw-)
Meaning: to drive
Hittite: huwai-/huja- (I,II) 'laufen, fliehen', Pal. huja- 'laufen lassen', huwat- 'Lauf' (? = Hitt. huda- c./n. 'Eile', Tischler 318), h.l. hu(i)yanta 'sie liefen' (Tischler 321 ff); hwitar n. (r/n) 'Tierwelt, Getier', Luw. huidwali- 'lebendig', Pal. [hui-]tumar- 'Lebewesen' (Tischler 269ff)
Old Indian: veti, 3 pl. vyánti `to go, approach, follow, lead', ptc. {vyāna-}, vītá- `gone, approached; desired, loved; straight, smooth', vītā f. `line, row', vīthi-, vīthī f. `row, line; street', vītí- f. `enjoyment, feast, meal'
Avestan: inf. vōi `zu erfreuen, zu gefallen', vāy- (väyeiti, vīvāiti `jagt weg', 3 pl. vyeinti) `verfolgen, jagen', vyāna- `der Verfolgte', vītar- `Verfolgter', vāiti- `Verfolgung'
Old Greek: hī́emai̯, aor. (e)éi̯sato `sich vorwärts bewegen, sich beeilen, styreben, begehren', ôi̯mo-s / hôi̯mo-s m. (/f.) `Streifen; Gang, Weg, Pfad; Landstreifen, Gegend', hom. iōkǟ́ f. `Angriff, Verfolgung', acc. iō̂ka `id.', iōkhmó-s m. `id.'; diṓkō, aor. diō̂ksai̯, diōkhthē̂nai̯ `verfolgen, wegtreiben, anklagen'; korinth. wiōkei `verfolgt'
Latin: via f. `Weg', vēnārī `verfolgen ein Wild, jagen'; proelium n. (< *pro-woiliom) `Treffen, Gefecht, Kampf'; vītāre `meiden, vermeiden, ausweichen'
Other Italic: Osk víú, Umbr abl. vea, via `via'; Osk amvían(n)ud `Strassenviertel, Strasse'
Celtic: Ir fīad `wild', fīadach `Jagd'; Cymr gŵydd `wild', OCorn guit-fil `fera', Bret gouez `wild'
Russ. meaning: гнать(ся)
References: WP I 102 f, 228 f
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