Where does “wyd” come from?

wyd (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch wijd, from Middle Dutch wijt, from Old Dutch wīdo, from Proto-Germanic Wido, from Proto-Germanic *widu, from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

wyd (Afrikaans): wide

Definitions

  1. wide

Ancestry of “wyd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwijdwide; far
2Middle Dutchwijt—
3Old Dutchwīdo—
4Proto-GermanicWido—
5Proto-Germanic*widu—
6Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic widuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *widu →