Where does “bergweide” come from?

bergweide (Dutch) comes from Dutch weide, from Middle Dutch weide, from Old Dutch weitha, from Proto-West Germanic waiþu, from Proto-Germanic waiþō, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

bergweide (Dutch): mountain pasture

Definitions

  1. mountain pasture

Ancestry of “bergweide”, step by step

bergweide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch weide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchweidepasture
2Middle Dutchweide—
3Old Dutchweithapasture
4Proto-West Germanicwaiþuwandering, grazing; hunt, chase; pasture
5Proto-Germanicwaiþōa hunt, pursuit, chase; a pasture, grassland,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Dutch berg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbergmountain, hill; a large amount, a pile; a stock,...
2Middle Dutchberchmountain, hill
3Old Dutchbergmountain, hill
4Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waiþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic waiþu →