Where does “weids” come from?
weids (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.
weids (Dutch): broad, widely spread; spacious
Definitions
- broad, widely spread; spacious
Ancestry of “weids”, step by step
weids traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch weide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | weide | pasture |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | weide | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | weitha | pasture |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | waiþu | wandering, grazing; hunt, chase; pasture |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waiþō | a hunt, pursuit, chase; a pasture, grassland,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Dutch S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | S | — |