Where does “Abcoude” come from?

Abcoude (Dutch) comes from Old Dutch walt, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

Ancestry of “Abcoude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwaltforest, wood
2Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
3Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic walþu →