Where does “wede” come from?
wede (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wēde, from Old Saxon *wētha, from Proto-West Germanic waiþu, from Proto-Germanic waiþō, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
wede (Dutch): twig, especially of an oak or willow; woad; blue...
Definitions
- twig, especially of an oak or willow; woad; blue...
Ancestry of “wede”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | wēde | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | *wētha | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | waiþu | wandering, grazing; hunt, chase; pasture |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | waiþō | a hunt, pursuit, chase; a pasture, grassland,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |