Where does “Edith” come from?

Edith (Danish) comes from English Edith, from Old English Ēadġȳþ, from Proto-Germanic gunþiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéntis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

Ancestry of “Edith”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEdith—
2Old EnglishĒadġȳþ—
3Proto-Germanicgunþizbattle
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰéntisstriking, killing
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “Edith”

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