Where does “woud” come from?
woud (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wout, from Old Dutch walt, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.
woud (Dutch): forest, woods, jungle
Ancestry of “woud”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | wout | forest |
| 2 | Old Dutch | walt | forest, wood |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | walþu | forest |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |
Words derived from “woud”