Where does “weide” come from?

weide (Dutch) comes 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.

weide (Dutch): pasture

Definitions

  1. pasture

Ancestry of “weide”, step by step

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

Words derived from “weide”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waiþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic waiþu →
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