Where does “Vajda” come from?

Vajda (Czech) comes from Middle High German weide, from Old High German weida, from Proto-West Germanic waiþu, from Proto-Germanic waiþō, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

Ancestry of “Vajda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanweide—
2Old High Germanweida—
3Proto-West Germanicwaiþuwandering, grazing; hunt, chase; pasture
4Proto-Germanicwaiþōa hunt, pursuit, chase; a pasture, grassland,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waiþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic waiþu →