Where does “woede” come from?

woede (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch woet, from Old Dutch wuot, from Proto-Germanic wōþuz, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- — excited, inspired; possessed, raging.

woede (Dutch): anger, wrath, outrage; frenzy

Definitions

  1. anger, wrath, outrage; frenzy

Ancestry of “woede”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwoet—
2Old Dutchwuot—
3Proto-Germanicwōþuzrage, manic inspiration, furor poeticus
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂t-excited, inspired; possessed, raging

Words derived from “woede”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wōþuz →Every word from Old Dutch wuot →