Where does “wijd” come from?

wijd (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wijt, from Old Dutch wīdo, from Proto-Germanic Wido, from Proto-Germanic *widu, from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

wijd (Dutch): wide; far

Definitions

  1. wide; far

Ancestry of “wijd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwijt—
2Old Dutchwīdo—
3Proto-GermanicWido—
4Proto-Germanic*widu—
5Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

Words derived from “wijd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic widuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *widu →