Where does “Dwight” come from?

Dwight (English) comes from Middle English Diot, from Proto-West Germanic þeudu, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

Ancestry of “Dwight”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishDiot—
2Proto-West Germanicþeudupeople, tribe
3Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “Dwight”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō →